Atheism and gluttony

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Gluttony is the inability to resist one's appetite. According to the Bible, gluttony is a sin.[1] Atheists engage in denialism concerning the existence of sin and indicate that sin does not exist. For example, the atheist PZ Myers, who has possesses excess body weight (see: Atheism and obesity), denies the validity of the concept of original sin.[2]

Gallup Poll on the very religious, moderately religious and non-religious and health habits

According to the Gallup Inc., "Very religious Americans are more likely to practice healthy behaviors than those who are moderately religious or nonreligious."[3]

Studies on religion and self-control

See also: Gluttony and Atheism and hedonism and Atheism and obesity

In the journal article Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: Associations, explanations, and implications, psychologists McCullough and Willoughby theorize that many of the positive links of religiousness with health and social behavior may be caused by religion's beneficial influences on self-control/self-regulation.[4][5] Furthermore, a 2012 Queen's University study published in Psychological Science found that religion replenishes self-control.[6][7] Also, numerous studies indicate that those who engage in regular spiritual practices have lower mortality rates.[8] [9]

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Other articles related to atheism and gluttony/obesity

China has the largest atheist population in the world.[10] In 2014, the British medical journal Lancet reported that the Chinese now have the second highest obesity rate in the world.[11][12]

A recent study published in the Obesity Reviews journal, found that Chinese teenagers' rate of diabetes was four times that of their American peers.[13] See: Atheism and obesity

Atheist organizations/groups and obesity:


Secular geographic areas and obesity:


Irreligion, age groups and obesity:

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Notes

  1. ↑ Bible verses on gluttony
  2. ↑ Who Cares?, PZ Myer at the Pharyngula, October 25, 2014
  3. ↑ http://www.gallup.com/poll/145379/Religious-Americans-Lead-Healthier-Lives.aspx
  4. ↑ Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications
  5. ↑ Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications
  6. ↑ Religion Replenishes Self-Control, Psychological Science, June 2012 vol. 23 no. 6 635-642, Kevin Rounding, Albert Lee, Jill A. Jacobson and Li-Jun Ji at Queen’s University
  7. ↑ Study finds religion helps us gain self-control
  8. ↑ Religious involvement and mortality: a meta-analytic review. McCullough ME, Hoyt WT, Larson DB, Koenig HG, Thoresen C., Health Psychol. 2000 May;19(3):211-22.
  9. ↑ The role of spirituality in health care, roc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2001 October; 14(4): 352–357.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ As Obesity Rises, Chinese Kids Are Almost as Fat as Americans, Wall Street Journal Chinarealtime, May 29, 2014
  12. ↑ Chubby China: Nation of 300 Million Overweight People
  13. ↑ Obesity is a growing concern in China By Pang Li, China.org.cn, September 14, 2012
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