Link between religion and being overweight, NSW academics find

[cbayer]

Well, there you go.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/life/fooddrink/link-between-religion-and-being-overweight-nsw-academics-find/story-fn8t7s4s-1226411496970


Greg Stolz From: The Courier-Mail June 29, 2012 12:00AM

The study, by two northern NSW academics, has found a link between religion and higher body mass index (BMI) readings.

They say the "sin of gluttony" might not be as frowned upon by religious people as much as other vices such as drinking, smoking and pre-marital sex - and that many religious celebrations might even encourage over-eating.

Southern Cross University business academic Michael Kortt and University of New England colleague Brian Dollery collaborated on the study, which has just been published in the Journal of Religion and Health.

They analysed data from 9408 adults and found religious denomination was "significantly related to higher BMI" - a warning sign of potential health problems heart disease, diabetes and even cancer.

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[HockeyMom]

1. I disagree. It's more REPUBLICAN and overweight

Look at all the Republican political figures who are overweight? Too many to name.

[rrneck]

2. If I weren't so busy

I'd write a bombastic polemic on consumption, consumerism, and religion.

Shucks...

[dimbear]

3. The Roman religions in the second and third centuries were commonly partly eating clubs.

Mithraism was famous for its banquets, naturally all others had to compete. The (Christian) agape feast came in for a good bit of contemporary criticism, some of it rather hard to believe.

It's easy to imagine how the traditions lived on through Friar Tuck up until today. That's really what Mardi Gras is about.