Does Church Attendance Make You Fat?

[Fnord]

I stumbled across this MSN article today:

"Are the Religious Prone to Obesity?"

"New research finds that people who frequently attend religious services are significantly more likely to become obese by the time they reach middle age."

A buncha people sitting in one place for hours when they could be out protesting against gay veterans or barbecuing copies of the Koran...

 

[Halfcentaur]

This seems hard to swallow. But it could be the tradition of the Sunday dinner after church,....

 

[TimCallahan]

One thing that could make the religious prone to obesity is sexual repression. If the only aspect of physical pleasure that isn't constricted and / or shamed is oral gratification, then the shutting off of sexual outlets might leave to over indulgence in food.

That's just a hypothesis. I'd be interested in haring responses, particularly form people who have been through heavy duty religion.

 

[Trent Wray]

This seems hard to swallow.

Nice

 

[Fnord]

The only exercise most church people get is when they jump to conclusions, run down their friends, side-step responsibility, and push their luck with God!

_{(I hope that Ann O'Nymous doesn't sue me for plagiarising her quote.)}

 

[Paul2]

Or, it could be that being fat makes you go to church.

Damn this correlation!

 

[Kid Eager]

or that God makes believers fat because she's got a twisted sense of humour...

 

[Carnivore]

Conservapedia claims that atheism makes you fat.

 

[steve s]

It's all that worshiping of the lard.

Steve S