India, Jan. 27 -- The weighing scale often feels intimidating, with rising numbers triggering waves of anxiety. Often, weight gain is thought to bring negative emotions, including unhappiness; it is assumed that people would get more worked up over it, significantly affecting their mental health.

But surprisingly, as per a study published in the International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, weight gain has little to no impact on life satisfaction. In fact, for some, life satisfaction even increases.

Gaining weight makes one inch towards obesity, which is not at all physically healthy. But this does not impact the overall happiness. The study assessed the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) data, which followed 8,815 a...