How much influence does your partner have on your body weight, health status, fitness level, nutrient intake (any or all)?
"When you say 'I do,' you are not just signing up for a lifetime of togetherness -- you're also, apparently, signing up for shared eating habits."
"Social comparison theory predicts exercise outcome such that participants gravitate towards the behavior (high fit or low fit) of those around them."
How much influence does being married have on the same attributes?
"People who stay single, or become single again by divorce, may be somewhat more physically fit than those in wedded bliss, a new study suggests."
"The authors conclude that the transitions to being married (from single to married or from divorced to remarried) are associated with a modest reduction, while divorce is associated with a modest increase in fitness levels in men."
"For men, the risk of large weight gain was more likely after divorce. For women, the opposite was true – the largest weight gain was most likely after marriage."
"BMI increases for both men and women during marriage and the course of a cohabiting relationship."
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