Open AccessOverweight and Obesity in Sexual-Minority Women: Evidence From Population-Based Data
Author(s) -
Ulrike Boehmer,
Deborah J. Bowen,
Greta R. Bauer
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.088419
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , medicine , population , sexual minority , environmental health , demography , psychology , sexual orientation , sociology , social psychology
We sought to determine whether lesbians have higher rates of overweight and obesity than women of other sexual orientations.