Unterstützende Ehe mit geringerem Fettleibigkeitsrisiko durch neuartigen Gehirn-Darm-Weg verbunden: Hochwertige eheliche Bindungen sind mit einem niedrigeren Body-Mass-Index und einem gesünderen Essverhalten verbunden, möglicherweise reguliert durch das Hormon Oxytocin und seine Interaktion mit dem Mikrobiom.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19490976.2025.2566978

From the linked article:

**Supportive marriage linked to lower obesity risk through novel brain-gut pathway**

A new study published in the journal Gut Microbes provides evidence that supportive social relationships may influence physical health through specific biological pathways involving the brain and the gut. The findings suggest that **high-quality marital bonds are associated with lower body mass index and healthier eating behaviors, potentially regulated by the hormone oxytocin and its interaction with the microbiome.**

Or….are people more likely to be supportive of their partner when they’re putting in effort to be presentable in a long term relationship?