http://www.newser.com/story/114954/churchgoers-more-likely-to-be-obese.html
(NEWSER) Achieving inner peace comes with a price, apparently. People who go to church regularly are more prone to pack on the pounds, reports *Time*<http://healthland.time.com/2011/03/24/why-going-to-church-can-make-you-fat/>. In one analysis, researchers at Northwestern University found that those who attended church or some kind of church function a minimum of once a week were twice as likely to be obese as those who had no religious involvement. The researchers' best guess isn't too complicated: The church provides a wide social network, and that in turn provides lots of opportunity to socializeand eat. But there's hope, says one Northwestern medical student: That same social network can help people *lose *weight. "By virtue of their pre-existing infrastructure and social support networks, religious groups and organizations are pretty well suited to enact health interventions for diet and exercise in a pretty efficient and effective manner." -------------- Let the flames begin! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:335465 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
