By NBC News
Published 07/12 2016 05:21AM
Updated 07/12 2016 05:21AM
(University of Missouri)
Lesbian and bisexual women have actually higher rates of obesity, smoking and tension when compared to their heterosexual counterparts, but one University of Missouri researcher is working to modification that.
Dr. Jane McElroy led the first-ever national study to develop healthy weight programs for lesbian and bisexual communities. Ninety-five percent of the study participants achieved the health objectives that are critical for obesity prevention as identified by the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
“Previous research has actually found that lesbian and bisexual communities have actually different attitudes, experiences and sensitivities related to weight compared to heterosexual women,” McElroy notes.
McElroy additionally serves as principal investigator of “Living Out, Living Actively,” one of the five programs created in the study.
“Unlike other weight-loss programs, this study did not focus on weight loss as the primary goal of the intervention,” McElroy says. “Instead, we aimed to motivate participants to achieve specific changes in lifestyle habits that would certainly improve their overall health.”
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