LOL! Ya Beat Me To It 
Posted on 02/21/2019 7:17:35 PM PST by Gamecock
Lesbian and bisexual women are at increased risk of being overweight or obese compared to heterosexual women, according to new research from the University of East Anglia and UCL.
Gay men however are less likely to be overweight than their straight counterparts, and more at risk of being underweight.
The study, published today in the Journal of Public Health, is the first to investigate the relationship between sexual orientation and body mass index (BMI) using population data in the UK.
The findings support the argument that sexual identity should be considered as a social determinant of health.
The research team pooled data from 12 UK national health surveys involving 93,429 participants and studied the relationship between sexual orientation and BMI.
Lead researcher Dr. Joanna Semlyen, from UEA's Norwich Medical School, said: "We found that women who identify as lesbian or bisexual are at an increased risk of being overweight or obese, compared to heterosexual women. This is worrying because being overweight and obese are known risk factors for a number of conditions including coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer and early death.
"Conversely, gay and bisexual men are more likely than heterosexual men to be underweight, and there is growing evidence that being underweight is linked to a range of health problems too, including excess deaths.
"We also found that gay men are significantly less likely than straight men to be overweight or obese.
"This study demonstrates that there is a relationship between sexual identity and BMI and that this link appears to be different for men and women.
"There are a number of possible explanations for these findings. We know that sexual minority groups are more likely to be exposed to psychosocial stressors, which impacts on their mental health and their health behaviours such as smoking and alcohol use and which may influence their health behaviours such as diet or physical activity.
"These stressors include homophobia and heterosexism, negative experiences that are experienced by the lesbian, bisexual and gay population as a result of their sexual orientation identity and are known to be linked to health.
"Until 2008, sexual orientation wasn't recorded in health surveys. This means that until recently it has not been possible to determine health inequalities affecting lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
"Continued collection of data on sexual orientation identity within national health surveys allows us to measure the health of sexual minorities.
"We hope that policy makers and clinicians will be able to use this fresh evidence to provide better healthcare and tailored advice and interventions for lesbian, gay and bisexual people. We need longitudinal research to understand the factors underlying the relationship between sexual orientation and BMI, and research to understand more about being underweight, especially in this population."
The title is kind of like saying lesbos are likely to be gay.
Yes people with mental problems often suffer from self-inflicted physical problems.
LOL! Ya Beat Me To It
I ask you, as a human being, just how much more of this are we supposed to take? Is there no end to it? Every day another shocking degradation, in the never-ending parade of horrors that is life in Today's America.
When are we going to reach our limit, our breaking point? When will we finally call for an end to this gigantic torture chamber?
I wonder if it’s because so many of them take steroids to “emasculate” themselves?
Well I could have told them that.
Geez, I just found out I am a lesbian or bi woman.
Geez, I just found out I am a lesbian or bi woman.
I’m sure their cats don’t mind...
I’ve always suspected I’m a lesbian trapped in a mans body. It’s just a feeling, ya’ know?
I was in the women’s locker room at my YMCA gym today and in walks an obvious trannie. Yuk yuk yuk EEeeeeeUuuuuuu. Apparently a recent one, looked so thoroughly male and not even a slightly good looking male.
EEEeeeeUuuuuuu, Disgusting
I should at least have the grace to feel sorry for it. God grant me grace, please, and keep the trannie away from the locker room when I’m there.
Sarcastic comment follows.
A woman seeks to mate with the richest man she can attract.
A man seeks to mate with the most attractive woman he can afford.
A lesbian can’t mate, can’t breed, and can’t attract men.
But of course, they can't be held responsible for being overweight, underweight, mentally or physically diseased, or ruined by substance abuse.
My guess is that it was more women would get complacent in their relationships and not watch their weight. Childbirth us another cause. Many women out on extra pounds after birthing children. Age is another factor.
But I’m not giving men a pass. I’ve seen some very hefty men who packed it on as they grew older.
They are not overweight compared to NFL line “persons”. Just more scary.
DUH
Case of the slims.Who knew?
Wait a minute. I definitely remember that there was a study done for the same thing using Obama Bucks back in 2008.
Thats a case of the slims if there ever was one.
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