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Scientists have discovered that men and women are twice as likely to be clinically obese after tying the knot.

The Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity concluded that abdominal obesity was the worst health problem among married couples after conducting a survey of 17,341 people aged between 20 and 70.

The researchers blamed married couples’ expanding waistlines on the amount of time they sit together watching TV and eating. And they claimed that dwindling sex lives cut the number of calories that wedded couples lose with exercise.

Married couples order takeaways and exercise less often than before. Unmarried people, on the other hand, often spend a lot of time keeping fit and making themselves attractive to find a partner.

“But once they get married they let themselves go,” said Association president Dimitris Kiortis.

“The need to hunt for a partner is reduced,” he added.

But it wasn’t all bad news for married couples.

“Stress and anxiety is reduced in a good marriage,” said Professor Kiortsis. “There is less smoking and therefore one’s appetite increases.”