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ensure accuracy. The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better
Understanding colleagues (2007) used population-based data from
the National Survey of Family Growth to compare lesbians’ rates
of obesity and being overweight with those of bisexual and
heterosexual women. They found that lesbians were more likely to
be obese or overweight than bisexual women, heterosexual women,
and women who identified as “something else.” These data, in
conjunction with findings of earlier studies, suggest that
lesbians may be at greater risk for obesity and the health
problems it may cause. A number of studies have examined why
lesbians, and in some cases bisexual women, are more obese and
overweight than heterosexual women. Suggested theories include
an association with the impact of minority stre