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Behavioral Medicine
College-aged women with higher BMIs are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors
December 1st, 2005
College-aged women with higher BMIs are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors. "Individuals with high body mass index (BMI), negative body image, and unhealthy weight control behaviors may be more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behaviors than others. Researchers have not fully investigated these relationships in a sample of college students," researchers in the United States report. M.E. Eisenberg and colleagues at the University of Minnesota collected data "regarding several weight-related issues and high-risk sexual behaviors (response rate=39%) from 1,168 college students. Over half reported at least 1 high-risk sexual...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-01)
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