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Author: Olson, Jeremy
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1. Olson, Jeremy
Weight Gain More Likely for Women After Marriage, Men After Divorce
StarTribune.com, August 22, 2011, Local.
Also: http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/128189853.html
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Star Tribune
Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Divorce; Gender Differences; Marriage; Weight

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Marriage and divorce are both "weight shocks" that can cause men and women to gain or lose weight, according to a new study by Ohio State researchers. But a closer look found the risk of extreme weight gain (21 pounds or more) was greater for women within two years of marriage, and greater for men within two years of divorce.
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Olson, Jeremy. "Weight Gain More Likely for Women After Marriage, Men After Divorce." StarTribune.com, August 22, 2011, Local.