Thursday, March 24, 2011

Interesting study

People who go to church are fatter

So this study discovered that religious, church-going people are more likely to be obese and have cardiovascular disease.  It's interesting to think about why--the article says that maybe religious people marry earlier, and that common knowledge is that many people gain weight after they marry.  Or, they suggest, the time people devote to religious activities takes the place of physical activity.  Overall, an interesting thought-provoking article.

1 comment:

  1. Interesting... these maps /are/ pretty similar:

    http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/maps/map3.aspx?g=10,0
    http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/images/map_county_obese_2007.jpg

    I wonder if there's any causation or if it's just local trends in religion and dietary/exercise habits?

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