"For Better, For Worse, For B.M.I."

This article in the NY Times discusses relationships and weight gain.

I think we've all probably joked at one point or another that sometimes being in comfortable relationships allows us to 'let ourselves go,' so to speak, to some degree.

But this article looks at some interesting studies that actually show that people in marriages or relationships, and especially those who are living together, really may be at significantly increased risk for being obese, and generally tend to have higher B.M.I.'s than single people or people who are 'dating.'

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