April 27, 2007Open Access

Overweight and Obesity in Sexual-Minority Women: Evidence From Population-Based Data

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Lesbian women have a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity than all other female sexual orientation groups. This finding suggests that lesbians are at greater risk for morbidity and mortality linked to overweight and obesity. This finding also highlights the need for interventions within this population.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc5f1a719b3a2c2d274504 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2006.088419

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