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Line 542: − − *[[Psychology, obesity, religiosity and atheism]] − − *[[New Atheism leadership's problem with excess weight|New Atheism and obesity]] − − *[[Obese atheists and marriageability]] − − *[[Atheism, obesity and self-esteem]] − − *[[Homosexuality and obesity]] − ''See also:'' [[Atheism and alcohol abuse]]+ − − As noted above, the [[Barna Group]] found that atheists and [[agnostics]] in America were more likely, than [[theist]]s in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: [[Illegal drugs|illegal drug use]] and '''excessive drinking;''' <ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref> − − ==== Binge drinking and brain damage ==== − − A 2012 study suggests that a habit of binge drink risks serious brain damage including increasing memory loss later in adulthood.<ref>http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/binge/a/aa000818a.htm</ref><ref>http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20121022/koob.html</ref> − − ==== Atheism, binge drinking and suicide ==== − − Binge drinking is a potent risk factor for suicide.<ref>O'Connell, H; Lawlor, BA (October–December 2005). "Recent alcohol intake and suicidality--a neuropsychological perspective". Irish journal of medical science 174 (4): 51–4</ref> As noted above, atheists have a [[Atheism and suicide|higher suicide rate]] than the general population. − − ==== Soviet Union and alcoholism ==== − − Alcoholism was a serious social problem in the former atheistic Soviet Union.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245818</ref> Between 1940 and 1980, the Soviet Union had the largest increase of the amount of alcohol usage in the developed world.<ref>[http://isw.sagepub.com/content/35/4/441.extract Alcoholism in the Soviet Union]</ref>
→Atheism and mental and physical health
* [[Atheism and health]]
* [[Atheism and health]]
=== Atheism and alcohol abuse ===
=== Atheism and alcohol abuse ===
See: [[Atheism and alcohol abuse]]
== Sports performance: Religious faith vs. atheism ==
== Sports performance: Religious faith vs. atheism ==