We did it again - darn

[JoeFin]

Boyfriends Make You Fat
Updated: 06/04/2006 10:56:01

Moving in with a boyfriend causes women to eat more unhealthily and put on weight.

But the opposite is true for men, whose long-term health benefits when they move in with a female partner.

Dieticians at Newcastle University said both partners try to please and impress one another during the "honeymoon period", and so change their dietary habits to suit their other half.

It leads men to eat more light meals, such as salads, fruit and vegetables, while women chose to make creamier, heavier dishes like curry or rich pasta sauces, which may please their partner.

Women still have the strongest long-term influence over the couple's diet and lifestyle, as they still have the traditional role of shopper and cook in most households.

The report, by Newcastle University's Human Nutrition Research Centre, is published in the health professional title Complete Nutrition.

It reviewed the findings of a variety of research projects from the UK, North America and Australia, which looked at the eating and lifestyle habits of cohabiting heterosexual couples, including married couples.
The research shows that women are more likely to put on weight and increase their consumption of foods high in fat and sugar when they move in with their partner.

Men, on the other hand, report a reduction in "bad foods" when they begin to cohabit, reducing fat and sugar and increasing consumption of vegetables.

Women also use food as a comfort when dealing with emotional stress and have been found to gain weight when a relationship ends, while the same finding has not been observed in men.

The researchers also found one study which showed both men and women put on weight when they began living together, suggesting both partners made less time for exercise.

A key reason for the change in dietary habits is the symbolic nature that food assumes in a relationship, the study said.

Many couples reported food as being central to their partnership, and eating together in the evening was particularly important to many.
Report author and registered dietician Dr Amelia Lake said it highlighted major health issues which couples needed to address as a team early on in the relationship.

Dr Lake said: "You can't just blame an unhealthy lifestyle or diet on your partner, as there are many other things that affect what you eat and do.
"However, research has shown that your partner is a strong influence on lifestyle and people who are trying to live healthier lives should take this factor into consideration.

"Couples who move in to together should use the opportunity of the honeymoon period to make positive changes to their diet and lifestyle by working together and supporting each other.

"But couples who have been in their relationships for longer should remember that it is never too late to make changes and again this needs teamwork."
http://survey.sky.com/morethan/Default.asp?id=2&sarticle_id=114

Geez its all my fault the first wife went from 130lbs to 270lbs. Had nothing to do with the fact she destroyed her liver with using drugs.

[Virtue]

Damn us men !!! its all our fault !!

Wait a minute .....

hehehehh

[gwallan]

Damn us men !!! its all our fault !!

Wait a minute .....

hehehehh

Aint gender politics fun.
If they're anorexic it's my fault.
If they're fat it's my fault.
If they can't find a partner it's my fault for not asking.
If I do ask I'm stalking.
If I glance at a cleavage at work I'm harassing.
If I don't look I'm ignoring them.
If they're uneducated I'm restricting their schooling.
If they are educated I'm afraid of them.
If my sex drive is too high I'm a rapist.
If my sex drive is too low I'm a poofter.
If I earn more than them I'm discriminating against them.
If I earn less than them they wont give me the time of day.
If I question the totality of their opression I'm a filthy raping pig of a misogynist.
If I'm taken aback by being called a filthy raping pig of a misogynist I can't take a joke.

No wonder I'm bi-polar.

[CaptDMO]

The report, by Newcastle University's Human Nutrition Research Centre, is published in the health professional title Complete Nutrition.

WOW!
Where does the money come from that pays the wages and "administrative"
expenses for university studies that are best published in The No Shit Sherlock Revue?

Who, exactly, promoted or approved the funding for a "study" based on this
pre-determined finding, based on  review plagerized from the findings of a variety of research projects from the UK, North America and Australia, which looked at the eating and lifestyle habits of cohabiting heterosexual couples, including married couples.

[Matt99]

i think that the real truth lies in the fact that when women get hitched they slacken their belts and eat the things that they would have liked to have eaten their whole lives, but were afraid that if they did they would never get laid.

with guys i think that being away from their buddies has taught then how to eat healthily (Booooooooo!!)

[Stallywood]

i think that the real truth lies in the fact that when women get hitched they slacken their belts and eat the things that they would have liked to have eaten their whole lives, but were afraid that if they did they would never get laid.

with guys i think that being away from their buddies has taught then how to eat healthily (Booooooooo!!)

I think your right. She can drop that damned diet, and cut loose. She has her meal ticket....er slave er.....hubby to be..yea.
But in anycase, in any of these bullshit articles which are written for women....
ITS AlWAYS the man's FAULT!
Stally

[TheManOnTheStreet]

i think that the real truth lies in the fact that when women get hitched they slacken their belts and eat the things that they would have liked to have eaten their whole lives, but were afraid that if they did they would never get laid.

with guys i think that being away from their buddies has taught then how to eat healthily (Booooooooo!!)

I think your right. She can drop that damned diet, and cut loose. She has her meal ticket....er slave er.....hubby to be..yea.
But in anycase, in any of these bullshit articles which are written for women....
ITS AlWAYS the man's FAULT!
Stally

I don't think it is just a female thing though... I have heard the stories about the wife or husband, upon marriage, feeling comfortable and thus gaining a few.....  

I am sure that there are all sorts of reasons, but for the most part, I think men and women BOTH let themselves go sometimes...

Al