The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $1.5 million to study biological and social factors for why “three-quarters” of lesbians are obese and why gay males are not, calling it an issue of “high public-health significance.”<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2013/03/11/obama-admin-funding-1-5-million-study-to-find-out-why-lesbians-are-fat/ Obama Admin Funding $1.5 Million Study To Find Out Why Lesbians Are Fat]</ref>}}
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{{Cquote|The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $1.5 million to study biological and social factors for why “three-quarters” of lesbians are obese and why gay males are not, calling it an issue of “high public-health significance.”<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2013/03/11/obama-admin-funding-1-5-million-study-to-find-out-why-lesbians-are-fat/ Obama Admin Funding $1.5 Million Study To Find Out Why Lesbians Are Fat]</ref>}}
== Physical and mental health related problems associated with obesity ==
== Physical and mental health related problems associated with obesity ==