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Citation

Jaremka LM, Belury MA, Andridge RR, Lindgren ME, Habash D, Malarkey WB, Kiecolt-Glaser JK. Clinical Psychological Science 2016; 4(3): 363-375.

Affiliation

Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH; Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Association for Psychological Science, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/2167702615593714

PMID

27186446

Abstract

Distressed marriages enhance risk for health problems; appetite dysregulation is one potential mechanistic pathway. Research suggests that ghrelin and leptin, appetite-relevant hormones connected to shorter and longer-term energy balance, may differentially affect people with a higher versus lower body mass index (BMI). During this double-blind randomized crossover study, both members of a couple (N=86 participants) ate a standardized meal at the beginning of two visits. Observational recordings of a marital conflict assessed marital distress. Ghrelin and leptin were sampled pre-meal and post-meal at 2, 4, and 7 hours. Diet quality was measured using the USDA 24-Hour Multiple-Pass Approach. People in more distressed marriages had higher post-meal ghrelin (but not leptin) and a poorer quality diet than those in less distressed marriages, but only among participants with a lower BMI. These effects were consistent for both spouses. Ghrelin and diet quality may link marital distress to its corresponding negative health effects.


Language: en

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