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Being in a relationship really does seem to make you fatter

By Jessica Hamzelou

14 March 2018

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FINDING love isn’t great for your waistline. A large study has found that even though couples tend to have healthier lifestyles than single people, this doesn’t stop them from piling on the pounds.

of Central Queensland University in Australia and her colleagues have analysed a decade of survey data from more than 15,000 volunteers. Each person had answered questions about lifestyle choices, such as how much fast food they ate, and how much television they watched.

The team found that couples and singles seem to do the same amount of physical activity, and watch similar amounts of…

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