in men and women - after four years or longer, about twice the gain associated with marriage (controlling for weight … cohabitation; women lost some weight in the first year, men gained some weight after four or more years of separation. Divorce … marriage or cohabitation do not necessarily include a healthier BMI. They also suggest that relationship transitions …

reached. Expenditure increases have significant positive effects on BMI levels and on BMI growth rates. Better educated women … have lower BMI levels than women with less than secondary education whereas men who completed tertiary education have …