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Study Suggests Married Black Women Gain More Weight than Singles

A new study says single living may be better for your waistline. That’s right, marriage could mean more pesky pounds, says sociologist Joe Teachman at Western Washington University.
If college students gain the infamous ‘freshmen 15’ in their first year of college, what do we call the…

2016-05-12
Married Couples Pack On More Pounds

Sociologist Jay Teachman, at Western Washington University, examined data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth. The data included info about more than 3,000 African Americans over a 20-year period. Teachman tracked body-mass-index, BMI, a measure of obesity, from adolescence to middle…

2016-05-04
How diets of single men and women differ from their married counterparts

Delhi-based Mona Mishra, 45, has had a rocky relationship with her food. Straight after college, when she was working and single, it was a carefree, erratic one. No breakfast. At times, no lunch. Then drink and dine big time.

Things changed when she got married. "We put a lot of…

2016-03-21
Food and the Single Girl

On a recent morning, my run took me past our local bagel shop, just early enough that the blooming scent of carby goodness wafted out the front door and chased me down the street. When I got home, I dished out my usual breakfast of plain, full-fat yogurt, topped with fruit (a pear that day) and…

2016-01-14
Living alone could be good for your weight

Good news for people living alone: A forthcoming paper shows that single adults — of any sexual orientation — are physically healthier when it comes to body mass index. The study, which appears in the January edition of the Journal of Family Issues , found that living without a partner — either…

2015-12-14
People living alone are thinner and have a lower BMI, study finds

All by yourself? Savor it. A new study shows that being single might help you look better in those skinny jeans.

Those who live without a romantic partner are more likely to have a lower body weight than people who live with a significant other, according to a study published in the…

2015-12-07
Does living alone make you thinner?

Score one for the singles crowd.

People who live alone tend to be thinner than married couples or co-habiters, according to research out of Western Washington University.

But the difference is, well, slim. On average, single people weighed about three pounds less than their coupled…

2015-12-07
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