"LESBIANS are twice as likely as heterosexual women to be overweight or obese, which puts them at greater risk for obesity-related health problems and death, US researchers said."
"Ulrike Boehmer of the Boston University School of Public Health and colleagues looked at a 2002 national survey of almost 6000 women, and found that lesbians were 2.69 times more likely to be overweight and 2.47 times more likely to be obese."
"This would put them at a higher risk for diabetes and heart disease, among other ailments."
"?Our findings indicate that lesbian sexual identity is linked to a greater prevalence of overweight and obesity,? the authors wrote in the study, released this week."
"They reviewed smaller studies that have suggested a higher prevalence of obesity among lesbians and the possible reasons ... read the whole article
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