An unexpected benefit of weight loss surgery
There are many documented benefits of weight loss surgery, of course. Improved physical, mental and emotional health chief among them. However, a study at East Carolina University has uncovered a somewhat unexpected benefit of weight loss surgery: it can bring romantic partners closer together.
The small study, which focused on ten couples with one partner who underwent weight loss surgery, found that couples that viewed the one partner's weight loss surgery as a joint effort between both partners had grown closer as a result.
In order to treat the surgery as a joint effort, the partners that did not undergo surgery nonetheless took up healthy habits like exercising, cleaner eating habits, and abstaining from alcohol in order to support their spouses.
In addition to changes in physical and emotional health, study participants also indicated they felt greater intimacy in their relationships, and reported that sex was as good or better than before the surgery. Couples also reported having higher energy levels, better self-esteem and more positive moods.
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