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ArticleJournal of religion and health2020

Destroying God's Temple? Physical Inactivity, Poor Diet, Obesity, and Other "Sin" Behaviors.

Mark D Faries, Megan McClendon, Eric J Jones

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mark D FariesFamily and Community Health, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station, TX, USA. Mark.Faries@ag.tamu.edu.
Megan McClendonDepartment of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Eric J JonesDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

On average, our participants (N = 112), who self-proclaimed to be Christians, believed that physically inactive lifestyles, unhealthy eating, overeating, and being obese destroy the body, God's temple. However, these beliefs were less definitive, than those of other common "sin" behaviors, such as drug use, smoking, and excessive drinking of alcohol. In addition, destroying the body with physical inactivity or poor diet was not necessarily viewed as sinful. Subsequently, these beliefs did not relate to self-reported physical activity, dietary behavior, or body mass index. It is possible that inactivity, poor dietary habits, and obesity are not internalized into the spiritual perspective as destroying the body, God's temple, in the same way as other "sin" behaviors.

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ChristianityDietObesityReligion and MedicineSedentary BehaviorSpiritualityAdultAttitude to HealthBody Mass IndexExerciseHumansMiddle AgedReligionGod’s templeHealthPhysical inactivityPoor dietSin

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PMID28213631

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