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David F Mayer
Religion and Life Expectancy
Fri Jun 1, 2012 8:36am
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Don't scoff. Religion extends the life of participants.

http://longevity.about.com/od/longevityboosters/a/religion_life.htm

Could 95,000 Women Be Wrong?

A study using data from the Women's Health Initiative found that women aged 50 and up were 20% less likely to die in any given year if they attended religious services weekly (15% reduction if they attended less than weekly) compared to those that never attend religious services. This analysis was controlled for age, ethnicity, income level and (most importantly) current health status.

Add 2 to 3 Years with Religion

Another study also found benefit to attending religion services, this time expressed in added years of life. Researchers have found that weekly attendance at religious services is associated with 2 to 3 additional years of life. These findings were controlled for other factors such as amount of physical exercise and taking cholesterol medications.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/401091.stm

Churchgoing improves life expectancy

Regular attendance at religious services has been shown to decrease death rates among old people.

While churchgoers would say they are expecting eternal life, science has demonstrated that they seem to be extending their stay in the mortal plane.

A large US study found that religious folk had lower blood pressure, less depression and anxiety, stronger immune systems and generally cost the health-care system less than people who were less involved in religion.

The research looked at 4,000 old people from North Carolina, and found that of the 1,177 who died during a six-year period, 22.9% were frequent church attenders, compared with 37.4 who were infrequent attenders.

Similar results were produced by the University of California at Berkeley in a study of some 5,000 people aged 21 to 65.

Those who attended religious services at least once a week had a 23% lower risk of dying over the 28 years on which the research was based.

Perhaps Religion can be viewed as a life extension therapy. Consider it like a medication. Pick a religious institution and attend once a week, just for the therapeutic effect.

David F Mayer

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