Health providers need to do more to understand and support lesbians who are overweight, experts urge

Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 11:14 in Health & Medicine

Lesbian patients who took part in a study on weight and heart disease were unhappy with health care professionals who focused on their body mass index rather than improving their general health. The study also reveals important generational attitudes to weight and a greater acceptance of different body shapes.

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