how obesity affects marriage
A recent study found that marriages where one spouse is thin and the other overweight have more conflicts. By Linda Rodgers. Print. Not much is off-limits for Melanie and Bill Draper* (*not their real names)âexcept for Billâs weight. âWhat he eats is fairly healthy,â says Melanie, 57, who lives in northern New Jersey.
Read A Transcript (PDF). Obesity is associated with an increased risk of serious health problems, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer â adding costs to the nation's health care system. Despite that, others argue against government intrusion into people's personal habits.