The consequences for the children of divorced parents, as far as their mental health is concerned health are known.
What we did not know until today that these children are more likely to add extra pounds.
Her research School of Economics and Politics Science London is revealing. According to the BBC, data was analyzed on 7,574 children aged nine months to 11 years, of which 1,573 had seen their parents divorce.
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The results of the study showed that the children of divorced parents gained more weight than the rest who lived with both parents.
The causes
One of the main reasons that children of divorced parents become more obese has to do with the fact that disposable income for single-parent households decreases.
Therefore, the parent who is responsible for raising the child essentially alone, is forced – according to the study – due to financial inability to provide worse nutrition for his child.
At the same time, in many cases the money is not even enough for some extracurricular sports activities that could "brake" the addition of extra kilos.
The parent's status
The situation that develops in the family of the child who lives with one of the two parents is often not good, as there are not a few cases where the parent himself - due to psychological problems from the breakup of the family - is led to the convenience of the clipboard food for the child which usually contains large amounts of fat.
Children of divorced parents were more likely to become overweight or obese in the three years after the breakup, the study found.
Because the study examined children up to age 11 only, it is unclear how long the negative effect of separation on children's body weight extends.
What the researchers suggest
The researchers suggest that efforts to prevent childhood obesity (eg, through exercise or careful diet) begin early after a breakup.
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