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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

Scientists find new link between obesity risk and the quality of your marriage

Emotional support in marriage may protect against obesity and the stronger the relationship the better, a study has revealed.

The love hormone, oxytocin, can influence a complex communication system between the brain and the gut that can change our eating behaviours, according to researchers.

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