Posted on 04/27/2007 1:22:53 PM PDT by Incorrigible
From correspondents in the US
April 28, 2007
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.
The report, published in the American Journal of Public Health, is one of the first large studies to look at obesity among lesbians.
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.
“Lesbians have more than twice the odds of (being) overweight,” the authors wrote.
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 why.
“The results of these studies indicate that lesbian women have a better body image than do heterosexual women,” they wrote.
But the authors said they placed little confidence in the idea that lesbians were more muscular than straight women, and thus were more likely to have a high body mass index, or BMI, while having little body fat.
High muscle mass is “unlikely to lead to classification as obese,” the researchers said.
“We reported greater odds of both overweight and obesity in lesbians and we feel confident in asserting that these differences are a result of increased adiposity,” the researchers wrote.
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1st man: My wife has put on so much weight, she's really fat now. What should I do?
2nd man: Suggest to her that she walk 3 miles this morning, and 3 miles this afternoon. Repeat for the next 6 days.
1st man: Wow! She'll lose a lot of weight in just 7 days!?
2nd man: No, but by then she'll be 42 miles away!
Case in point. I returned to my college reunion 10 years later and a known "lesbian" in my class was there with her husband and 2 kids. Her response? "I lost weight after college and guys started to pay attention to me"
Case in point. I returned to my college reunion 10 years later and a known "lesbian" in my class was there with her husband and 2 kids. Her response? "I lost weight after college and guys started to pay attention to me"
Here’s something from “The Northern Cookbook” on beaver meat:
” Beaver meat is dark red, fine grained, moist and tender, and when properly prepared, is similar in flavour to roast pork.”
Here’s the recipie for fried beaver tail:
Title: Fried Beaver Tail
Categories: Game, Canadian
Yield: 1 servings
2 Beaver tails 1/4 t Pepper
1/2 c Vinegar 1/4 c Butter
1 T Salt 1/4 c Sherry or cooking wine
2 t Soda 1 t Dry mustard
1/4 c Flour 1 t Sugar
1/2 t Salt 1 T Worcestershire sauce
1. Skin beaver tails, clean thoroughly and wash well in a solution of salt water. Let soak overnight in cold water to cover, adding 1/2 cup vinegar and 1 tablespoon salt to water.
2. The next day, remove from the brine, wash, then cover with solution of 2 teasoons soda to 2 quarts water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Drain.
3. Dredge beaver tails in seasoned flour.
4. Melt butter in heavy fry pan and saute tails at low heat until tender.
5. Mix wine with mustard, sugar, garlic powder and Worcestershire sauce.
6. Add to beaver tails and simmer gently for 10 minutes, basting frequently.
From “Northern Cookbook” edited by Eleanor A. Ellis, Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa 1973.
That was great!
Rosie must have been “feasting” on beaver meat, eh?
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