More obesity among black men who attend church often

Keep the Faith ^ | 15.08.19: | Lucas Hubbard-Duke

[Vaquero]

Simple solution to obesity. Don’t eat so much.

[EEGator]

“Among black Americans, Catholics and Presbyterians had lower odds of diabetes than Baptists.”

Baptists are in greater numbers down South.
Sweet tea, chicken and waffles, etc...

[Tax-chick]

A man who attends church often probably has a wife (or mother or grandmother) who is taking care of him by cooking for him. If they’re from a culture with unhealthy food traditions, then he’s likely to put on weight.

[ImNotLying]

Church has nothing to do with what you put in your mouth!

[mad_as_he$$]

I’m guessing you haven’t gone to many church potlucks.

[Russ]

Who attends church “almost daily”?

[Tennessee Conservative]

It’s the fried chicken and potato salad. It doesn’t matter your race, if you are a Baptist in the South you eat fried chicken at church dinners and on Sunday after church. I’m a Baptist and have lived in the South for 50 or my 64 years. I have avoided “fried” though since I was old enough to know how unhealthy it can be. My exception is Okra. I love fried okra if it’s well done.

[Viking2002]

Amen to that. I moved to Alabama from the Mid-Atlantic back in the late 90’s. I’ve never seen so many fat people. But my wife and sister-in-law can make a crock pot of chicken and dumplings so good, you won’t care if your arteries are clogging in real-time. Both native Baptist Alabamans, ‘natch.

[eartick]

Now that is racist.

Whiteys fault

[ImNotLying]

Of course I have, usually occur a couple of times a year, not every freaking day.

[Viking2002]

Exactly. Fried chicken, potato salad, pecan and sweet potato pie, and they’ll chicken-fry anything that isn’t moving down here. I was a healthy, fairly young guy when I moved down here. Now I’m shot. LOL

[EEGator]

I completely agree.

[mad_as_he$$]

There are still many churches where there is food at every event and every week there is a potluck after services. It is part of the culture.

[Wilhelm Tell]

It’s the Baptist diet of sweetened this and sweetened that, and fried everything. And you can’t even dance off any calories!

[mewzilla]

Church has nothing to do with what you put in your mouth!

You've never been to some of the Ladies Aid church suppers we've attended over the years. :-)

[mewzilla]

Church has nothing to do with what you put in your mouth!

And some Catholics I know would beg to disagree as well. ;-)

[taterjay]

Where does this put Rev. Sharpton

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Statistically speaking, in the general population, workers are healthier then non-workers...

[EEGator]

There’s a saying in the gym/fitness community,”You can’t out train a bad diet.”