“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...
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.
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.
It’s the Baptist diet of sweetened this and sweetened that, and fried everything. And you can’t even dance off any calories!
Also, more likely to be married men, actively serving as fathers—and married men more likely to “let themselves go” and actively serving as fathers tied to “dad bods”?
I’ve been to “lunch” at a Baptist Church- the fellowship was delicious.
Was gonna say, all of those after-church spreads with fabulous soul food.