At Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City, Aviva Cantor is HIV quality coordinator and Asa Radix is senior director of research and education. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2023 Nov 1;36(11):29-32. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0001016412.60110.34.
Obesity is a complex and largely preventable disease that is an enormous burden to patient health and to the healthcare system. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) patients and their healthcare providers should be aware of their personal risks and causes of weight gain and obesity. Sensitive, comprehensive, and competent LGBTQ preventive care and treatment are needed to address the needs of this population, improve patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare inequalities. Research is needed to further evaluate the confluence of obesity and metabolic risk factors in LGBTQ patients, and to develop prevention and treatment strategies to reduce the risk for obesity-related comorbidities, chronic disease, and death.
肥胖是一种复杂且在很大程度上可预防的疾病，给患者健康和医疗系统带来了巨大负担。同性恋、双性恋、跨性别和 queer（LGBTQ）患者及其医疗保健提供者应该了解他们个人的体重增加和肥胖的风险和原因。需要提供敏感、全面和有能力的 LGBTQ 预防保健和治疗，以满足这一人群的需求，改善患者的预后，并减少医疗保健方面的不平等。需要开展研究，进一步评估肥胖和代谢风险因素在 LGBTQ 患者中的共同作用，并制定预防和治疗策略，以降低与肥胖相关的合并症、慢性疾病和死亡的风险。
