[img]http://static.squarespace.com/static/5380609de4b007073a0b283a/t/5487ddc1e4b05708750992b6/1418190273407/?format=500w[/img] To whom it may concern, boo means spouse. In this era when people are becoming more health conscious and putting obesity at bay I think this article should be one of interest to people in relationships. Wow!!! Its particularly amazing that research shows that relationship problems can make you fat especially when there is a history of depression involved.

In the study, 43 healthy couples married for at least three years filled out surveys on marital satisfaction, past mood disorders, and symptoms of depression. Then they were served high fat meals.

Every 20 minutes for seven hours after the meal, researchers measured how many calories each participant burned. They also took a few blood samples to assess insulin (which regulates fat storage) and triglycerides (blood fats that could increase your risk of heart disease when present in large amounts)



This research gurus asked them to privately discuss and try to resolve at least one known cause of fight in their relationship. In my mind i am thinking this reasearch guys are truly smart because the setting is right. Privacy check! sensitive unresolved relationship topic check!! the hurt and the hurtee check!!!...

Anyway, The researchers went to work and observed away. The researchers recorded and assessed the discussions, and looked for verbal and nonverbal signs of hostility, like attributing actions to bad intentions, eye-rolling, and criticizing one another.

Hostile partners who also had symptoms or a history of mood disorder had an average of 31 fewer calories burned per hour, which could amount to up to a 12-pound weight gain in a year. They also had higher insulin levels for up to two hours after the meal, which stimulates food intake and increases the likelihood of obesity, according to study authors. The hostile, depressed group also had elevated levels of triglycerides (remember the meaning).

The culprit here appears to be stress: Researchers already know that elevated levels of stress hormones can also affect your heart rate, blood pressure, immune system, and even slow wound healing. It’s no wonder stress slows down your fat metabolism as well.

If you think you’re in the clear because you’re not clinically depressed, not married, or because you eat super-healthy, think again: the results could apply to anyone in a hostile relationship, with or without a diagnosis of depression. “The idea is that if your primary relationship is going badly, what should be your major source of support becomes your major source of stress,” . Also: “A hostile relationship could certainly affect health even among people who eat healthier meals,”

If you want to protect your body from a relationship on the rocks, your best bet is to work on improving that relationship. If you or your partner are feeling depressed (which can make a person moody, angry, and generally difficult to be around), consider seeking out clinical treatment, and/or practicing holistic mood-boosters like exercising, eating well, and seeking social support from friends and family,. And if all that doesn’t help? You might want to reconsider whether your boo is worth the sacrifice to your health.

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