Disease Prevention

Frequent Religious Attendance May Encourage Better Health Behaviors

Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 7th, 2001

Individuals who attend weekly religious services may be more likely than less-frequent attenders to improve their health behaviors and to maintain already established good health habits, according to a three-decade-long study.

"Our analyses indicate that attenders did not all start off with such good behaviors," said lead author William J. Strawbridge, PhD, of the Human Population Laboratory in Berkeley, California. "To some extent, their good health behaviors occurred in conjunction with their attendance."

Several studies have found religious attendance improves one's chance of survival. Those who regularly attend services are known to smoke and...

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