Researchers from the National Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw have confirmed some men are indeed more likely to pile on the pounds than others, but it isn’t just a question of age.
Marriage also increases the risk of being overweight by 62 per cent in men and 39 per cent in women, compared to those who are unmarried. The study also found that getting older increases the risk of being overweight or obese for both sexes.
Dr Alicja Cicha-Mikolajczyk, lead author of the study, told The i Paper: “The attitude of society towards men living with obesity is different – they are treated more favourably than comparable women and mild obesity in men is acceptable.
“Married men do not have to try so hard to maintain a normal weight if they are accepted by their partners. And female partners accept even men living with obesity if they satisfy their emotional and existential needs. So this may result that men pay less attention to their body weight and health.”
Her team’s findings will be presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Malaga, Spain, in May and are based on data taken from 2,405 people in Poland. These people were typically 50 years old – 35.3 per cent of the group had normal weight, 38.3 per cent were overweight and 26.4 per cent were obese.
Some 55 per cent of the group had adequate health literacy and at least moderate social support (50 per cent), while 15 per cent reported depression.
In women, having inadequate health literacy increased the risk of obesity by 43 per cent, while reporting at least borderline depression doubled the risk of obesity. This was not found in men.
“It appears from our results that the dissemination of health knowledge and health promotion across the lifespan could reduce the worrying phenomenon of increasing levels of obesity.”
In 2022 to 2023, 64 per cent of adults aged 18 years and over in England were estimated to be overweight or living with obesity.
In England, around 31 per cent of women over the age of 25 are currently predicted to be overweight, while 30 per cent are obese. For men, 39 per cent are overweight, while 28 per cent are obese.
The study analysed data from men aged between 18 and 45 living at 6,000 homes in China between 1989 and 2015. Scientists said many men themselves go after tying the knot, putting on most flab in the first five years of marriage.
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