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[CoughDrop]

So, um... Yeah.

I don't personally find this surprising, but I can't quite put my finger on why.
Discuss?

[Tellemurius]

Ok not even half of Holy Family HS are fat and they are the biggest jesus freaks in the state.

[Levi]

Wait, I found the connection:  http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/linking_sexual_abuse_to_obesit.html


I apologize in advance for this terrible joke's poor taste. 

[Tellemurius]

>_> you people are horrible.....

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Well, this is an...odd study. I wouldn't think that church attendence and obesity would have a correlation.

[forsaken1111]

Who cares if you're fat when god will save you after you die?

/sarcasm

[alway]

Well, this is an...odd study. I wouldn't think that church attendence and obesity would have a correlation.

Not entirely odd; studies showing this same correlation have come out before. Although granted the previous ones I've seen were a smaller correlation. Several years ago I recall reading one in Scientific American which IIRC said you were 10% more likely to be obese under similar circumstances as this study. Between the potluck dinners and all you can eat snacks at gatherings in most churches, it really isn't even all that surprising.

[CoughDrop]

Who cares if you're fat when god will save you after you die?

/sarcasm

My thoughts exactly. Even though it doesn't make practical sense, having the feeling that everything will be fine at some point leads to more happier, care-free people. (And why care about diet and exercise if you'll soon be within heaven and in your ideal image in a few years anyway?)

[Criptfeind]

Families like to celebrate a little after church as well, the buffet around here is freaking packed when the church lets out. Maybe that has something to do with it?

Edit: Also and no:

Who cares if you're fat when god will save you after you die?

/sarcasm

My thoughts exactly. Even though it doesn't make practical sense, having the feeling that everything will be fine at some point leads to more happier, care-free people. (And why care about diet and exercise if you'll soon be within heaven and in your ideal image in a few years anyway?)

Sloth is a sin, so you can not say this is nearly as conscious as that.

[DJ]

Worrying about things burns a lot of calories, and some people worry less because they have faith that Lord will provide for them.

[Criptfeind]

Worrying about things burns a lot of calories, and some people worry less because they have faith that Lord will provide for them.

That might be it.

At the least prayer can be very relaxing to some.

[Strife26]

Remember folks, it's provable that drinking Coke causes drowning. The article in question isn't loading for me, but I'd imagine that one could draw a much easier chain to Midwest Nuclear family types being more likely to both attend church and have various weight inducing habits.

[Cthulhu]

This is more proof that religion and people are getting stupider just watch Idiocracy.

[Strife26]

Alright, got the article to load. Looked pretty flimsy to me. I'm calling correlation-causation error here.

[Bauglir]

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