A recent study by Harvard University and Children's Hospital Boston found that teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are at higher risk than their heterosexual peers for disordered eating behaviors.

The study found higher rates of binge-eating among LGB teens in its examination of data from a U.S. survey of about 14,000 12- to 23-year-olds. Female LGB teens were about twice as likely as their heterosexual peers to report binge-eating at least once a month.

Significantly, the study detected the highest risks for eating disorders among male LGB teens. Those surveyed were seven times more likely than their straight peers to reporting binge-eating and 12 times more likely to report purging.

(Source: www.baywindows.com)

Labels: binge-eating, male eating disorders, gay

Posted By: Aspen Education Group