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According to the [[Gallup poll|Gallup Inc.]], "Very religious Americans are more likely to practice healthy behaviors than those who are moderately religious or nonreligious."<ref>[http://www.gallup.com/poll/145379/Religious-Americans-Lead-Healthier-Lives.aspx Very Religious Americans Lead Healthier Lives], Gallup Poll, 2010</ref>
According to the [[Gallup poll|Gallup Inc.]], "Very religious Americans are more likely to practice healthy behaviors than those who are moderately religious or nonreligious."<ref>[http://www.gallup.com/poll/145379/Religious-Americans-Lead-Healthier-Lives.aspx Very Religious Americans Lead Healthier Lives], Gallup Poll, 2010</ref>
Gallup declared concerning the study which measured the degree to which religiosity affects health practices: "[[Generalized linear model]] analysis was used to estimate marginal scores all five reported metrics after controlling for age (in years), gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, education (number of years), log of income, and region of the country... Results are based on telephone interviews conducted as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey Jan. 2-July 28, 2010, with a random sample of 554,066 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, selected using random-digit-dial sampling.<ref>[http://www.gallup.com/poll/145379/Religious-Americans-Lead-Healthier-Lives.aspx Very Religious Americans Lead Healthier Lives], Gallup Poll, 2010</ref>
[[File:Hand and cookies.jpg|thumbnail|left|201px|Obesity is positively associated with impulsiveness, lower [[self-control|self-discipline]] and [[neuroticism]].<ref>
[[File:Hand and cookies.jpg|thumbnail|left|201px|Obesity is positively associated with impulsiveness, lower [[self-control|self-discipline]] and [[neuroticism]].<ref>
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18549987 Personality traits and eating behavior in the obese: poor self-control in emotional and external eating but personality assets in restrained eating]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18549987 Personality traits and eating behavior in the obese: poor self-control in emotional and external eating but personality assets in restrained eating]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19433123 Eating styles, self-control and obesity indicators. The moderating role of obesity status and dieting history on restrained eating]
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19433123 Eating styles, self-control and obesity indicators. The moderating role of obesity status and dieting history on restrained eating]
*[http://www.wellspringcamps.com/obesity_research.html Wellspring Camps - Obesity research]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and hedonism]] and [[Atheism and mental illness]] ]]
*[http://www.wellspringcamps.com/obesity_research.html Wellspring Camps - Obesity research]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and hedonism]] and [[Atheism and mental illness]] ]]
The Gallup study gives some insight into the above average health habits of the very religious and not necessarily the health habits of [[atheism|atheists]]. The reason is that the Gallup organization defines a non-religious as a person where "Religion is not an important part of daily life and church/synagogue/mosque attendance occurs seldom or never. This group constitutes 29.7% of the adult population."<ref>[http://www.gallup.com/poll/145379/Religious-Americans-Lead-Healthier-Lives.aspx Very Religious Americans Lead Healthier Lives], Gallup Poll, 2010</ref> While many [[Western World|Western]] atheists are non-religious, not all non-religious people are atheists.
The Gallup study gives some insight into the above average health habits of the very religious and not necessarily the health habits of [[atheism|atheists]]. The reason is that the Gallup organization defines a non-religious as a person where "Religion is not an important part of daily life and church/synagogue/mosque attendance occurs seldom or never. This group constitutes 29.7% of the adult population."<ref>[http://www.gallup.com/poll/145379/Religious-Americans-Lead-Healthier-Lives.aspx Very Religious Americans Lead Healthier Lives], Gallup Poll, 2010</ref> While many [[Western World|Western]] atheists are non-religious, not all non-religious people are atheists.