NEW YORK, July 16, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A new study has found that diabetics who attend religious services at least once a year had lower levels of an inflammation indicator linked to heart disease than those who never went to a church. However, the authors said they only measured how often people attended a religious service—not how religious they were in belief. Curiously, no link was found among non-diabetics. The author, Dr. Arch G. Mainous of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, told a Reuters health reporter that there are many reasons why attendance seems to aid physical health. One is that churches provide a community and network of social support. Mainous said some people may also be more likely to follow a religion’s healthy lifestyle recommendations, which in some cases can affect diet and drinking habits. He said more research is needed to determine what happens in the body as a result of attending religious services. To read the Reuters report see: https://dailynews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=571&ncid=751&e=8&u=/nm/20020715/hl_nm/heart_religion_dc_3
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RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE AGAIN FOUND TO BOOST PHYSICAL HEALTH
NEW YORK, July 16, 2002 (LSN.ca) – A new study has found that diabetics who attend religious services at least once a year had lower levels of an inflammation indicator linked to heart disease than those who never went to a church. However, the authors said they only measured how often people attended a religious service—not how religious they were in belief. Curiously, no link was found among non-diabetics. The author, Dr. Arch G. Mainous of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, told a Reuters health reporter that there are many reasons why attendance seems to aid physical […]
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