Getting fat after marriage has become an irresistible trend, and many people may have personal experience. Observing the married colleagues around us, the men who used to be strong and handsome, and the gentle ladies all showed signs of getting fat more or less, especially the newly married husband, whose belly is getting bigger and bigger, like a balloon, and he usually eats and drinks with friends, which is even more uncontrollable. It seems that the more successful a man is, the more he can't get rid of the curse of obesity after marriage.
A new study published on the websites of Obesity magazine and Businessweek found that married couples are twice as likely to get fat as those who are in love but not married or cohabiting. The longer you get married, the greater the risk of weight gain and obesity. A recent study in the United States found that married women usually weigh 1.8 1kg more than unmarried women, and if they have children, they will weigh an average of 4.08kg. Researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia, conducted a follow-up survey of 6000 young women aged 18 ~ 23 years, and found that women generally gained weight after marriage. In addition, the latest research in the United States found that if you remain single or have no children, your weight will increase by about 5 kilograms, if you have a partner, it will increase by 6.8 kilograms, and if you have both partners and children, it will increase by 9.07 kilograms.
The University of Thessaloniki and the University of Aninat surveyed about 17000 people, aged between 20 and 70. The results show that married couples spend more time eating and watching TV together, take out food more frequently, but exercise less time than when they are single. The researchers announced the findings at the Pan-Greek Medical Conference held in Athens, saying that the biggest health problem faced by married people is excessive waist circumference. Among them, the risk of a married man growing a belly is three times that of an unmarried man, and the risk of a married woman growing a swimming ring is twice that of an unmarried man. Studies have shown that paunchy means that a lot of dangerous fat is accumulated in internal organs, which will increase people's risk of diabetes and heart disease. Demetrius Chiot Sisi, one of the research leaders and president of the Greek Obesity Physicians Association, joked: The next time you are worried about what to give your friends as a wedding gift, it may be a good idea to send a weight loss course. One of the reasons: lifestyle changes.
The Daily Telegraph quoted Chiot Siss as saying that people getting fat after marriage is related to the sudden change of living habits. He said that the frequency of sexual life of most couples is lower than before marriage, and sexual life is an intense exercise that can help burn calories. In addition, unmarried people usually spend time and energy to stay slim and look more attractive to find the other half, but when they get married, they begin to let go of themselves to find the other half. Diet tends to be regular, which is one of the reasons for getting fat after marriage. Living a two-person life after marriage, bidding farewell to the freedom and carefree of being single, it is said that one person is full and the whole family is not hungry. But now it's two people, and we can't make do as before. We have to think of each other instead of ourselves, so three meals a day have begun to be regular. Three meals a day is actually good for your health, but why is it also listed in this reason for gaining weight? The reason is that before marriage, two people were in love, and people in love were very strange. They may be happy or sad about a little thing and can't eat. Love diverts interest in food, and even people who love food may spend more time with their lovers. However, after marriage, the new people immediately unloaded all their burdens. Many people admit that after marriage, they no longer pay attention to their appearance as before, nor do they often go to the gym to sweat. After marriage, many men ended the days of food and clothing, and began to be responsible for the diet by their wives. Three meals a day are regular, life is comfortable and stable, and you will naturally get fat.
In addition, the eating habits of family members influence each other, which may contribute to your obesity unconsciously. As a couple, many people get along from cinemas, parks and suburbs to sofas at home. You don't have to walk around, arrange appointments or do anything different. After dinner, you can spend time sitting on the sofa watching TV and eating snacks, which is the most common pastime for ordinary couples. Some husbands or wives still have the habit of eating supper, and the one who doesn't eat supper is easy to be assimilated in long-term life, so being fat is inevitable. The second reason: the pressure of marriage and family.
The stress of marriage is also one of the reasons for obesity. Doctors and nutritionists have found that stress will naturally lead to uncontrollable appetite, especially the love for high-sugar and high-fat foods. Some couples are tense after marriage or it is difficult for their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to understand each other. Coupled with the differences in children's education, many women feel wronged and the pressure increases, and they will involuntarily choose some ways to decompress. Shopping can't be done every day, and close friends can't be on call. Eating something delicious seems to be the simplest way to relieve stress. But after eating? The problem has not been solved, but I can't lose weight. Increased stress leads to changes in hormone secretion, which is an important reason for men's weight gain after marriage. Before marriage, men often indulge in the carefree life of single aristocrats, with less things to consider and less pressure every day. But once they get married and become the head of the family, all the troubles and burdens of life are accompanied by a sense of responsibility, just like the continuous autumn rain, which keeps hitting their heads. At this time, most men are in the climbing period of their careers, so life, together with their houses, cars, tickets, wives and children, is undergoing a pressure harmony.
The increase of mental stress will lead to the increase of glucocorticoid in human adrenal gland. This is a kind of stress reaction, which also proves the magic of human nervous and endocrine system. The original function of this hormone is to raise people's blood sugar and make people's minds more alert and sober. Its increase is helpful to deal with all kinds of complicated things that bring stress. But at the same time, excessive secretion of adrenal glucocorticoids will change the distribution of adipose tissue in human body. At this time, this hormone is like a diligent porter, moving fat from other parts of the body to the abdomen in a short time, so that a lot of fat accumulates around the abdominal organs and on the abdominal wall. At this time, men will have a potbellied belly and a beer belly, which is medically called abdominal obesity or apple obesity. In contrast, female obesity is mostly hip obesity, which is called pear-shaped obesity. Compared with pear-shaped obesity in women, apple-shaped obesity in men is more harmful. The third reason: attention shift.
Wu Xueyan, associate professor of Peking Union Medical College and deputy chief physician of endocrinology department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, believes that male obesity after marriage is mainly due to the shift of attention between husband and wife after marriage. Before marriage, men pay more attention to their own image, often exercise and participate in various physical exercises to maintain a strong posture. Moreover, for lovers in love, rolling the road and visiting the park are almost compulsory courses for every date. These fat-burning, energy-consuming compulsory exercises are very helpful to keep the male figure. Married men have a sense of belonging. They think that starting a family is the two most important things in life, so this sense of belonging is often stronger and family is more important. Not only does a good wife cook three meals a day and eat comfortably, but she can also go home as soon as she gets off work and lean back on the sofa after dinner, either reading newspapers while smoking or eating snacks and watching TV together.
Most married men don't care much about their so-called image. What exercise and fitness have long been forgotten. In their view, no matter how good exercise and fitness are, it is better to lie in bed with a full stomach and have a good sleep. Dr. Wu made an image metaphor, which is like saving. The calories contained in the food consumed by everyone are like income, and the consumption and metabolism are like expenditure, so fat is a deposit. If you earn more and spend less, you will save more, and if you consume more calories, you will inevitably accumulate fat. Dr. Wu said that he often met many obese patients in the hospital complaining: I ate less, but I was still fat, but I just couldn't lose weight! Although they think they don't eat enough, they still eat more than they consume. In other words, although they earn less money, they spend less money, so they still have a lot of savings. In short, there is no shortcut to lose weight, and we can only adhere to the metabolic balance of energy for a long time, just like maintaining a balance of payments. The fourth reason: the diet is too nutritious.
After marriage, both husband and wife pay more attention to the law of diet and nutrition, and the overnutrition is serious. Whether the diet structure of three meals is reasonable is the key to slimming. China people's habit is to treat dinner as dinner. They get up too early in the morning and have no time to cook a good meal. At noon, they usually do it at work. Only at dinner do people have time to sit together, cook a few dishes and talk about the new things of the day. Most families eat fish or meat for dinner. If you are not careful, the heat may exceed the standard. It's easy to get fat over time. Eating one more bite of rice and one more piece of meat every day will have disastrous consequences. Many families will have leftovers, and people who are reluctant to throw them will eat them. This man must be the fattest in the family.
Nunuk Rose, a netizen in Worcester, England, commented on the Daily Mail website: Most married people will choose to eat at home because they have to live frugally and save money for their old age. It is the single men and women who often eat out, so as to save too much trouble in cooking at home. Rachel, a Greek netizen, said: That's it. I talked about three boyfriends, each of whom was fattened by me. It is true that I always lose weight when I am single, but when I am in love, I will cook my boyfriend his favorite meat and dessert, and the result is that we eat these things together. There is a difference between obese men and women after marriage.
In addition, men and women react and behave differently under great pressure. When many women are under great psychological pressure, they often worry that they can't eat incense, can't sleep, don't think about tea and rice, and some even get what medicine calls anorexia nervosa.
. On the other hand, men don't. Most of them eat and drink to relieve the pressure and depression in their chests, so they will pass through the intestines and leave fat on their bodies.
Obesity itself can also lead to obesity. This sentence, at first glance, seems to be a sick sentence. It actually means that obesity itself will cause new fat gain. Generally speaking, we are familiar with the hazards of obesity, but most people list common hazards such as hypertension, diabetes and heart disease, and we know less about another important hazard. In fact, obesity also has an important harm, that is, obesity will lead to the decrease of androgen level in men, which will affect men's reproductive function and lead to the increase of fat. Obesity will reduce androgen in men, while estrogen level will increase significantly. When obese, the activity of aromatase (a protease that can convert androgen into estrogen) is obviously enhanced, so the level of estrogen in the body is increased. The increase of estrogen level, in turn, counteracts the effect of androgen, leading to the decrease of male body muscles, promoting the formation of fat and the development of male breasts, thus forming a vicious circle. In addition, obese people are often accompanied by sleep apnea, which will lead to hypoxia, which will lead to decreased testosterone secretion, decreased androgen and increased fat.