Marriage makes men more obese than women

The study was conducted by experts at the National Heart Institute in Warsaw, presented at the European Conference on obesity 2025 in Malaga, Spain. Experts have checked health and general health data of 2,405 people, the average age is 50. They analyze statistics to determine the relationship between weight and age, marriage, mental health and other factors.

The results showed that men were married at a risk of 3.2 times higher than that of unmarried men. However, women do not encounter this situation. Marriage also increases 62% of overweight risk in men and 39% in women.

The discovery was released after Chinese scientists said that men’s BMIs increased in the first 5 years after their marriage, due to the higher calorie amount and less sedentary. Research shows that marriage can cause 5.2% overweight men and obese men to increase 2.5%.

Research at Warsaw shows that age is also a factor contributing to weight gain, every year age increases, the risk of excess weight 3% in men and 4% in women, the risk of obesity increases by 4% in men and 6% in women.

According to Katharine Jenner, director of obesity health alliance, this is a reminder that shows factors such as society, psychology and environment that can affect overweight. After each year, the risk increases. For men, the change of lifestyle, habits and social expectations in marriage affects health.

“According to the study, men are easy to gain weight after marriage due to diet, diplomatic gatherings increase and reduce physical activity. Meanwhile, women have a better awareness of weight due to social pressure,” Dr. Jenner said.

She said that, instead of blaming each individual, countries need policies to support people who have a healthier eating choice, creating an environment with healthy foods, educating awareness about eating at all stages of life.

Joanna Syrda, an economic lecturer at Bath University, said the new research results were similar to the 2017 trend. According to experts, single men are looking for a partner who is motivated to lose weight, keep shapes higher. People who are in the relationship often go to eat and consume more nutritious foods.

However, Jim Pollard, a consultant at the men’s health forum, warned that this research result should not be excessive. He said the BMI increased after marriage may be the result of stressful working process, long working time because of the burden of making money to take care of the family.

“Men are more likely to die from heart disease and cancer. Weight is a common risk factor for these diseases. We need a more targeted approach to solve the obesity of men and women,” he said.

Global obesity rates have doubled since 1990, more than 2.5 billion adults and children are classified as overweight or obese. It is expected that more than half of adults and one -third of children around the world will be overweight or obese by 2050.