Atheism and gluttony
Gluttony is the inability to resist one's appetite. According to the Bible, gluttony is a sin.[1]
On the other hand, 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]
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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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Atheist organizations/groups and obesity:
Secular geographic areas and obesity:
Irreligion, age groups and obesity:
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Notes
- ↑ Bible verses on gluttony
- ↑ Who Cares?, PZ Myer at the Pharyngula, October 25, 2014
- ↑ http://www.gallup.com/poll/145379/Religious-Americans-Lead-Healthier-Lives.aspx
- ↑ Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications
- ↑ Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Study finds religion helps us gain self-control
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The role of spirituality in health care, roc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2001 October; 14(4): 352–357.
- ↑
- Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)
- A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live, Washington Post By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey May 23, 2013
- ↑ As Obesity Rises, Chinese Kids Are Almost as Fat as Americans, Wall Street Journal Chinarealtime, May 29, 2014
- ↑ Chubby China: Nation of 300 Million Overweight People
- ↑ Obesity is a growing concern in China By Pang Li, China.org.cn, September 14, 2012