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BY LifeSiteNews.com By John-Henry Westen  WASHINGTON, April 27, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A study to be published in the June issue of the American Journal of Public Health has found that "lesbians have more than twice the odds of overweight (odds ratio [OR]=2.69; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.40, 5.18) and obesity (OR=2.47; 95% CI=1.19, 5.09) as heterosexual women."  Researchers compared population estimates of overweight and obesity across sexual orientation groups using data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth with a study sample of almost 6,000 women.  Another study in the same edition of the journal, found that homosexual, bisexual and "homosexually experienced heterosexual men" (men who for the most part have sex with women but have experimented with sex with men) have a far higher prevalence of HIV infection. Prevalent HIV infection was reported by nearly 18% of men in those categories.  The study, which used data from the California Quality of Life Survey (N=2272 adults), also found that homosexual men and bisexual and homosexually experienced heterosexual individuals had higher levels of psychological distress compared with exclusively heterosexual individuals.  The studies provide further evidence of the dangers involved with the homosexual lifestyle.  LifeSiteNews.com reported yesterday that researchers are alarmed about growing rates of syphilis among homosexual and bisexual men despite the fact that the syphilis rate is dropping in the general population.    Other studies have found that in addition to eating disorders, homosexuals experience increased incidences of sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, psychological problems and addiction problems.  See an abstract of the obesity study here:  http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/AJPH.2006.088419v1  See an abstract of the study on physical health complaints:  http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/AJPH.2006.087254v1  See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:  Syphilis Rate Rises in US Homosexual and Bisexual Men but Declines in General Population  http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/apr/07042604.html http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/study-lesbians-more-than-twice-as-likely-to-be-overweight-and-obese/

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