HealthDay (10/19, Murez) reports, “Stigma can take a toll on lesbian, gay and bisexual teens, leading to high rates of binge-eating disorders, researchers” concluded after analyzing “data from more than 10,000 adolescents aged 10 to 14 years old who were part of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.” Researchers discovered that “compared to their non-LGBTQ peers, lesbian, gay and bisexual teens are more than twice as likely to report binge eating.” The findings were published online Oct. 13 in the Journal of Eating Disorders.
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— “Lesbian & Gay Teens Have Twice the Odds for Binge-Eating Disorders,”Cara Murez, HealthDay , October 19, 2023