Lesbians twice as likely to be obese …
I’m not kidding … this is a real article from The Daily Telegraph:
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. READ MORE
Thankfully I’m quite athletic, so being a lesbian doesn’t necessarily mean I’m going to be obese. Sure, I agree that lesbians are more comfortable with themselves and their body. But we were conditioned to be that way since we had to become comfortable with our own sexuality first. Once that is accomplished, the comfort sort of seeps in to other aspects of our self image. We gain so much pride in coming out, pride in ourselves and who we are that it becomes almost second nature.
I don’t think that we are so prideful that it translates to gluttony though. I think that what this study fails to point out is that we are women, and women gain weight more easily than men. Trust me when I say you don’t find a herd of lesbians stacked up two by two in front of an all you can eat buffet or hanging out at the local McDonald’s to bond over a big mac and fries. Studies do offer some insight into certain things, but I’m not sure this is one of them. Just take the so-called study that was done about homosexuals having a shorter life span.
Right … like I’m going to believe that one just because it was labled a “study.”
Here’s another study that’s quite perplexing.
The point is this: don’t believe everything you read.
I think I’m going to go “study” a six pack of Pete’s Wicked Strawberry Blonde and see if it makes me any more attractive to straight girls. I’ll let you know the results…
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May 2nd, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Well, I don’t quite know what to say about this one except that:
1. I agree with you to not believe everything you read.
2. I thank you for introducing me to Pete’s Wicked Strawberry Blonde.
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:01 pm
I forgot something:
OMG, what if I’m lesbian AND left handed?????????
::eats salad for lunch with right hand::
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Strawberry Blonde is the BEST beer ever. Enjoy.
If you’re a lesbian and left handed, it basically means you are going to be a obese and die younger … according to these studies anyway
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Where’s the place where they say that Lesbians are less likely to have eating disorders than straight women? Always a negative spin on everything. Gotta love it.
September 24th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
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