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Title: Sexual orientation, gender identity tied to eating disorder risk
Post by: KarynMcD on May 15, 2015, 10:58:41 AM
Sexual orientation, gender identity tied to eating disorder risk

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/08/us-eating-disorder-gender-idUSKBN0NT2E020150508

By Kathryn Doyle
May 8, 2015

"Transgender and non-transgender lesbian, gay and bisexual college students seem to be at the highest risk for eating disorders, according to a new study."
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Title: Re: Sexual orientation, gender identity tied to eating disorder risk
Post by: Ravenna on May 15, 2015, 11:05:50 AM
And what do you know... I have bulimia lol
Title: Re: Sexual orientation, gender identity tied to eating disorder risk
Post by: enigmaticrorschach on May 15, 2015, 11:51:29 AM
wow, i was a suffer of both bulimia and anorexia, have to admit i still am though i've learned to keep my mind off purging after i eat.
Title: Re: Sexual orientation, gender identity tied to eating disorder risk
Post by: suzifrommd on May 15, 2015, 06:50:15 PM
I suffered from anorexia when I was in my 20s. I wonder how my life would have turned out differently if I'd been screened for being transgender then.
Title: Re: Sexual orientation, gender identity tied to eating disorder risk
Post by: Ravenna on May 15, 2015, 11:27:54 PM
binging is my problem ;-( ive been gaining a lot though im still underweight according to the bmi scale
Title: Re: Sexual orientation, gender identity tied to eating disorder risk
Post by: enigmaticrorschach on May 15, 2015, 11:39:50 PM
i'd say its connected with or need to look or feel like our preferred gender. in my case, i wanted to be light, whenever i look at my legs, i just wanna role into a ball and cry. i've had to make excuses like "i have runners legs or athetic legs" mind you, i'm not that fast nor am i close to athletic. just the other day my sister asked me if i was purging or starving myself again.