Firm Believers? Religion, Body Weight, and Well-Being
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Of the nine best cholesterol studies, five (56%) reported lower cholesterol or a lowering of cholesterol in response to an R/S intervention, whereas one found higher cholesterol but only in Mexican American men.
“Of the nine best studies, five (56%) reported lower cholesterol [311–313] or a lowering of cholesterol in response to a R/S intervention [314, 315], whereas one found higher cholesterol (but only in Mexican American men) [316].”
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- Authors
- Ferraro, K. F.
- Corresponding author
- Ferraro, Kenneth F.
- ORCID
- Ferraro, Kenneth F.
- Venue
- Review of Religious Research
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1998-03
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 224
- ISSN
- 0034-673X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2323792253
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 2.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Review of Religious Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Keywords
- religion, body weight, well-being, religious beliefs, obesity, health outcomes
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