Living with men 'makes women fat'

Kell_ee001 · 7 Apr 2006 at 07:53

Women tend to fall into bad eating habits and put on weight when they live with men, a study has claimed.

However, men seem to become healthier and eat more fruit and vegetables and less meat after they begin co-habiting with their partners, according to dieticians from Newcastle University.

In a review of seven previous studies the Newcastle team found women's diets increased in fat and sugar and they tended to start eating creamier, heavier dishes like rich pasta dishes and curries.

The dieticians suggested this happened because couples tried to please each other by changing their diets.

One of the studies suggested men naturally preferred a high-fat diet whereas women tended to choose, healthier, low-fat options. However, this division seemed to blur when people entered into relationships.

One of the studies, which involved 9,043 US adults, found marriage itself was the cause of weight gain in women - when women left their marriages they lost weight.

The authors said this could happen because married women had less time to exercise and watch their eating habits.

Study author Dr Amelia 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 into 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 team work."

The study was published in the journal Complete Nutrition.

Just something for you boys to bare in mind when you're complaining about how she's "put on a few pounds"

/goes off mummbling about how men should pay womens gym memberships...

fatiain · 7 Apr 2006 at 07:54

It's an American study though. I will refrain from commenting on the US waistline....

Spacky · 7 Apr 2006 at 07:55

Kell_ee001 said:
Just something for you boys to bare in mind when you're complaining about how she's "put on a few pounds"

/goes off mummbling about how men should pay womens gym memberships...

Mine needs to pack a few pounds on shes a size 6

Nix · 7 Apr 2006 at 07:56

fatiain said:
It's an American study though. I will refrain from commenting on the US waistline....

If i'm not mistaken, a lot of women fall into bad eating habits when they're left to their own devices anyway... anorexia, bulimia, etc...

EDIT: There's so many holes in that report I could so easily pick apart but I cba

Losing weight in a divorce? - Stress maybe, lack of appetite? Pfff.

theleg · 7 Apr 2006 at 07:56

whoa revolutionary....

Women get fat when theyre in serious relationships...Thank you sherlock

Theyve hooked their man, they dont have to bother with trying to look good, so they let themselves go...

The men in the relationship see this and realise they will need to find a 21 year old to have on the side so they need to stay in shape

fatiain · 7 Apr 2006 at 07:57

Kell_ee001 said:
bare in mind

All girls are bare in my mind *sniggers*

Kell_ee001 · 7 Apr 2006 at 07:59

fatiain said:
All girls are bare in my mind *sniggers*

Dirty sod!

Spacky · 7 Apr 2006 at 07:59

fatiain said:
All girls are bare in my mind *sniggers*

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life

fatiain · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:01

Kell_ee001 said:
Dirty sod!

*looks at Kell_ee001 and smiles*

Murf · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:02

Kell_ee001 said:
Just something for you boys to bare in mind when you're complaining about how she's "put on a few pounds"

/goes off mummbling about how men should pay womens gym memberships...

It's not the men that are making them over eat. Cut down on the curries or pay for your own membership.

Kell_ee001 · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:02

fatiain said:
*looks at Kell_ee001 and smiles*

Murf said:
It's not the men that are making them over eat.

You're right, it's not.

It's us being too loving and caring and wanting to make you boys happy that makes girls gain weight!

fatiain · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:04

Kell_ee001 said:

My mind is equipped with sofa x-ray vision too.

Vix · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:04

I've found that I have lost weight just after being dumped but I usually put that down to stress.

Murf · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:08

Kell_ee001 said:
You're right, it's not.

It's us being too loving and caring and wanting to make you boys happy that makes girls gain weight!

Rubbish. Women let themselves go. Then during breakups the weight starts to fall off, cos you're starting to hunt for your next victim.

Kell_ee001 · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:11

Murf said:
Rubbish. Women let themselves go.

That's BS - and the study proves it!

Piggymon · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:20

Well this thread started off funny but now I wish I hadn't bloody read it

I'm currently going to the Gym 3/4 times a week and doing 5/6 classes trying to shift the " happy " pounds I have put on since cohabiting

My diet didn't really change that much when I moved in and I had been doing exactly the same amount of exercise I did before ... NONE yet I put on nearly 2 stone in weight

I'm am trying bloody hard to get back to where I was, I've cut out eating some of the things that I love, watching what I'm eating and pushing myself at the gym so don't ******* tell me I don't give a crap what I look like and I've left myself go :mad:

theleg · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:22

Piggymon said:
don't ******* tell me I don't give a crap what I look like and I've left myself go

Calm down..It was a jokey comment in fitting with the original post..

If youre goin to the gym and eating well then the comment doesnt even apply to you does it.

Murf · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:22

Piggymon said:
Well this thread started off funny but now I wish I hadn't bloody read it

I'm currently going to the Gym 3/4 times a week and doing 5/6 classes trying to shift the " happy " pounds I have put on since cohabiting

My diet didn't really change that much when I moved in and I had been doing exactly the same amount of exercise I did before ... NONE yet I put on nearly 2 stone in weight

I'm am trying bloody hard to get back to where I was, I've cut out eating some of the things that I love, watching what I'm eating and pushing myself at the gym so don't ******* tell me I don't give a crap what I look like and I've left myself go

I presume that's aimed at me and if it is am I wasting my time using smilies?

Matblack · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:25

Balddog said:
whoa revolutionary....

Women get fat when theyre in serious relationships...Thank you sherlock

Theyve hooked their man, they dont have to bother with trying to look good, so they let themselves go...

The men in the relationship see this and realise they will need to find a 21 year old to have on the side so they need to stay in shape

Thats not my experience but then I've only been in a relationship for 13 years, maybe my wife and I are the exception which proves your hastilly manufactured theory?

MB

fatiain · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:26

fatiain in the other anti-fat bird rant thread said:
If I can get my arms round her, she's not fat, if I can get them round her twice, she's thin.