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Retirement negatively impacts healthy eating in men, reducing fruit and vegetable intake. This lifestyle change also increases obesity risk for men, while women

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Background:

  • Retirement is a significant life transition with potential impacts on health behaviors.
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  • To examine gender-specific differences in dietary changes post-retirement.
  • To assess the impact of retirement on obesity risk.

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  • Utilized data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).
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  • Analyzed daily fruit and vegetable consumption as a measure of healthy eating.

    • Main Results:

    • Retirement leads to a reduction in healthy eating (fruit/vegetable consumption) for men.
    • No significant effect on healthy eating was observed for women upon retirement.
    • Retirement increases the likelihood of obesity among men.

    Conclusions:

    • Retirement-induced dietary changes are gender-specific, negatively affecting men's healthy eating.
    • Public health strategies should consider gender differences when addressing post-retirement health.
    • Interventions targeting men's nutrition and weight management are warranted post-retirement.