Losing weight may not always be beneficial for your relationship!
Monday, Nov 11, 2013, 7:39 IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
We get experts to weigh the pros and cons and tell you if a study that claims that losing weight may not always be beneficial for your relationship.
More about the studyAccording to new research from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas at Austin, there can be a “dark side” to weight loss, if both partners are not on board with enacting healthy changes. For the study, researchers surveyed 21 couples — 42 adults — from across the country. Dr Lynsey Romo, an assistant professor of communication at NC State and lead author of a paper on the research says, “When both partners bought into the idea of healthy changes and were supportive of one another, weight loss appeared to bring people closer. When significant others resisted healthy changes and were not supportive of their partner’s weight loss, the relationship suffered. This study should not dissuade anyone from losing excess weight, but it should encourage people to be aware of the potential pros and cons of weight loss on their relationship,” Romo adds. “It is really important for the partner of someone trying to lose weight to be supportive of their
significant other without feeling threatened by their health changes. This approach will help people
lose weight without
Avoiding that sugary treat or cheese laden pasta and swapping it for a plate of greens and lean fish or chicken maybe the right choice for your well-being. However, is it the right choice for the health of your romantic relationship? That’s the answer we posed to experts after the findings of a recent study revealed that weight loss does not always guarantee happiness in romantic relationships and may not always prove to be beneficial.
More about the studyAccording to new research from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas at Austin, there can be a “dark side” to weight loss, if both partners are not on board with enacting healthy changes. For the study, researchers surveyed 21 couples — 42 adults — from across the country. Dr Lynsey Romo, an assistant professor of communication at NC State and lead author of a paper on the research says, “When both partners bought into the idea of healthy changes and were supportive of one another, weight loss appeared to bring people closer. When significant others resisted healthy changes and were not supportive of their partner’s weight loss, the relationship suffered. This study should not dissuade anyone from losing excess weight, but it should encourage people to be aware of the potential pros and cons of weight loss on their relationship,” Romo adds. “It is really important for the partner of someone trying to lose weight to be supportive of their significant other without feeling threatened by their health changes. This approach will help people lose weight without
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Losing weight may not always be beneficial for your relationship!