Background: Obesity is a leading health indicator with larger body size associated with increased all-cause mortality. Sexual minority women (SMW) are reported to have higher body mass index (BMI) than heterosexual women. Aims: The three aims of our research were to: 1) identify if, and what, differences exist in dietary intake of women by sexual orientation (SO); 2) investigate dietary consumption as a potential mediator between SO and BMI; and 3) explore current depression as a mediator with the sample stratified by lifetime history of depression. Methods: This secondary analysis utilized Epidemiologic STudy of HEalth Risk in Women (ESTHER) Project data. Group comparisons were made between the SO groups for dietary intake from ...
Background: Compared to non-sexual minority women, sexual minority women are at greater risk for sub...
Current research on health disparities among sexual minority women suggests that they may be at incr...
Lesbians in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by overweight and obesity compared to heterosex...
Background: Obesity is a leading health indicator with larger body size associated with increased al...
Sexual minority women (SMW) are at increased risk of elevated body mass index (BMI) compared to hete...
Rates of overweight and obesity have reached epidemic status in the United States and better underst...
Adult obesity rates have continued to rise with 40% of the adult population in the United States cur...
Background: Sexual minority women are nearly three times more likely to be overweight or obese than ...
Background: Previous research has identified health disparities between sexual minority and heterose...
Research on the physical health of sexual minority groups has lagged behind research on their psycho...
Purpose: Although lesbian women are more likely to be obese compared to heterosexual women, relative...
Compared to heterosexual adult women, lesbian women experience higher rates of many chronic disease ...
Background: Lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are more likely than heterosexual adults to experience ...
OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether lesbians have higher rates of overweight and obesity than ...
Background Lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are more likely than heterosexual adults to experience w...
Background: Compared to non-sexual minority women, sexual minority women are at greater risk for sub...
Current research on health disparities among sexual minority women suggests that they may be at incr...
Lesbians in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by overweight and obesity compared to heterosex...
Background: Obesity is a leading health indicator with larger body size associated with increased al...
Sexual minority women (SMW) are at increased risk of elevated body mass index (BMI) compared to hete...
Rates of overweight and obesity have reached epidemic status in the United States and better underst...
Adult obesity rates have continued to rise with 40% of the adult population in the United States cur...
Background: Sexual minority women are nearly three times more likely to be overweight or obese than ...
Background: Previous research has identified health disparities between sexual minority and heterose...
Research on the physical health of sexual minority groups has lagged behind research on their psycho...
Purpose: Although lesbian women are more likely to be obese compared to heterosexual women, relative...
Compared to heterosexual adult women, lesbian women experience higher rates of many chronic disease ...
Background: Lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are more likely than heterosexual adults to experience ...
OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether lesbians have higher rates of overweight and obesity than ...
Background Lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are more likely than heterosexual adults to experience w...
Background: Compared to non-sexual minority women, sexual minority women are at greater risk for sub...
Current research on health disparities among sexual minority women suggests that they may be at incr...
Lesbians in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by overweight and obesity compared to heterosex...