physical activity guidelineshealth behaviorsA lack of physical activity is associated with many chronic and metabolic diseases and decreased life expectancy. This study assessed the physical activity practices of Black Seventh-day Adventists to determine adherence to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
This study assessed the physical activity practices of Black Seventh-day Adventists to determine adherence to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 1995 and 2008 guidelines for adult physical activity. Data from 16,547 Black participants of the Adventist Health Study-2 prospective cohort ...
these guidelines are intended to improve physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.22 Two exemplary cases are the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where, according to their dietary rules, they encourage their believers to opt for a diet...
Students attending Seventh-day Adventist (Adventist) schools in Australia have been shown to have better health status and behaviours compared to secular norms, yet these schools cater for a high percentage of non-Adventist students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of rel...
Catholics; Seventh-day Adventists; lifestyle; homocysteine; cardiovascular disease1. Introduction Religious beliefs can be the source of many health-related habits, which can be looked at in terms of their effect on health [1,2,3,4]. Identification of those components of lifestyle, which ...