Rates Of Obesity, Inactivity May Be Higher Among LGBQ Youth Than Among Their Heterosexual Peers,

“Rates of obesity and inactivity are higher among lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) youth than among their heterosexual peers,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from nearly 351,000 high school students in the” US. The study revealed that “LGBQ female students were 1.6 to 2.1 times more likely to be obese than heterosexual female students.” The findings were published online in Pediatric Diabetes. https://consumer.healthday.com/sexual-health-information-32/homosexuality-news-386/lgbq-youth-more-prone-to-obesity-736117.html