@article{ref1,
title="Novel links between troubled marriages and appetite regulation: marital distress, ghrelin, and diet quality",
journal="Clinical psychological science",
year="2016",
author="Jaremka, Lisa M. and Belury, Martha A. and Andridge, Rebecca R. and Lindgren, Monica E. and Habash, Diane and Malarkey, William B. and Kiecolt-Glaser, Janice K.",
volume="4",
number="3",
pages="363-375",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2167-7026",
doi="10.1177/2167702615593714",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702615593714"
}