Obese people more likely to be divorced or jobless

OVERWEIGHT and obese people in Ireland are more likely to be divorced, separated or unemployed, research has revealed.

Obese people more likely to be divorced or  jobless

It also found that people who put on weight before the age of five are more likely to be obese as adults, than those who gain weight later in life.

The study looked at 850 patients who attended the weight management clinic at St Columcille’s Hospital in Dublin — the state’s only publicly-funded weight management service — over the past seven years.

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