Spouses Copy Each Other's Health Habits

[hazel]

By Andrea Thompson
LiveScience Staff Writer

Spouses tend to be copycatsâ€"if one quits smoking or starts exercising, the other is more likely to follow suit, a new study finds.

Researchers examined how one spouse's changes in health habits affected the other's habits, using data from more than 6,000 individuals who participated in the Health and Retirement Study, which has followed the health of 20,000 Americans over the age of 50 since 1992.

Smokers were five times more likely to give up cigarettes if their spouse had quit and were also five times more likely to quit drinking if their partner didn’t drink.

"We found that when one spouse improves his or her health behavior, the other spouse was likely to do so as well," said study co-author Jody Sindelar of the Yale School of Public Health. "This was consistent across all behaviors analyzed and was similar among both males and females."

Behaviors geared at preventive medicine, such as getting a flu shot, also influenced spouses, if the behavior was initiated by the patient. But when doctors recommended a course of action, such as cholesterol screening, spouses were less likely to follow their partner's example.

The findings could be used by physicians to inform preventive health services by showing how influential family members, particularly spouses, are to health behaviors, the authors said. They suggest the results could be used by intervention programs to include tips on how to get spouses involved in exercise programs or to help with smoking cessation.

[C2H4]

Hahaha!

Tuo jud ko ani Miss Ginger, adtong nagpa member ko sa gym last year, natingala nalang ko kay gapa member pud si banana...then, when I started drinking more water and less soda, sundog pud siya. Then when I started eating lean cuisine meals, sundog pud siya. So when I quit all those healthy things and went back to being unhealthy, sundog pud siya. Sundogan kaayo.

[hazel]

Sultihan lang unya taka, Ms Ethyl ug ma minyo naku kung mag sinunduganay ba mi sa akong partner.

[C2H4]

Uyyyy...

As I've said Miss Ginger,

pagtagbo mo sa tunga2x

[ms da binsi]

That is true gajud...

kaming duha, mag suhiranay bisan unsa... shampoo, cologne, food

ug mag walking ko sa buntag mo walking pod sha sa hapon....

ug kaon ko rice kaon pod sha Mc do...

[C2H4]

I wear his boxers, ms BeLLe....

kadugayan ning reklamo na intawon,

why don't I buy my own boxers kono?

[orChids]

 .....true!..not just health habits...the character,kay siya sa una silent type,karon jokeron na pod..makatakod jod ning taga Bohol no?hahahaha(joke)

[C2H4]

.....true!..not just health habits...the character,kay siya sa una silent type,karon jokeron na pod..makatakod jod ning taga Bohol no?hahahaha(joke)

korek! korek! ms orchids...sa una pud akong bana pormal, karon igat na pud like me...

wahehehehe!

[ms da binsi]

Hala si banana pod, igat na pod wahahhahha...

makatakod lagi gyud ning ka igat sa bol anon...

[C2H4]

Hala si banana pod, igat na pod wahahhahha...

makatakod lagi gyud ning ka igat sa bol anon...

yeah, virulent, highly contagious and incurable...

wahehehehe

[hubag bohol]

Hala si banana pod, igat na pod wahahhahha...

makatakod lagi gyud ning ka igat sa bol anon...

Zaon na lang... 

[ms da binsi]

Zaon na lang... 

unza may imong ikatampo aber???

[hubag bohol]

unza may imong ikatampo aber???

Way ikatampo ang ulitawo, he he... 

[islander]

Way ikatampo ang ulitawo, he he... 

ang ulitawo, mangopya lang sa health habits sa tanang girlfriends.  kun magkalisod, hasta make-up mokopya, hahaha! 

[islander]

hala oy, wa pa lagi ko matakdi sa exercise habits ni banana republic...

[hubag bohol]

hala oy, wa pa lagi ko matakdi sa exercise habits ni banana republic...

Be positive. Look at it this way: paghuwat na lang nga matakdan siya sa imong pagka couch potato... 

[islander]

Be positive. Look at it this way: paghuwat na lang nga matakdan siya sa imong pagka couch potato... 

lisod ug hanap gihapon... computer kamote man god ko...

[hubag bohol]

lisod ug hanap gihapon... computer kamote man god ko...

He he, karon pa ko aning "computer kamote". Pero ngano man diay, nganong lisod man siya maparehas nimo? Kay dili siya root crop? 

[statesville]

hala oy, wa pa lagi ko matakdi sa exercise habits ni banana republic...

nah, akong katsila  naa nag exercise sa iyang total gym or tower 200..kada adlaw gyud..
pero wa pa man ko matakdi...

[hubag bohol]

ang ulitawo, mangopya lang sa health habits sa tanang girlfriends.  kun magkalisod, hasta make-up mokopya, hahaha! 

Yataps, ingon ani diay...





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