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Religion and Body Weight Among African-American Adults Attempting to Lose Weight: An Exploratory Study
Karen Hye-Cheon Kim Yeary1, Page C Moore2, Jeffery Sobal3
1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA. khk@uams.edu.
Abstract:
Religion and body weight was explored at two time points among overweight and obese African-American adults. Baseline and follow-up data were collected from 26 adults participating in a weight loss intervention and analyzed using multiple regression analyses of religious measures, body weight, and other variables. Frequent church attendance was significantly associated with greater weight lost from baseline to 16-week follow-up. In this exploratory study, religious interactions and experiences may be involved in shaping body weight among African-Americans attempting to lose weight.
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