Black Americans who go to church and pray regularly have better cardiovascular health.
Black Americans who go to church and pray regularly have better cardiovascular health than Black Americans who are not as religious or have no religious beliefs, according to a new study., used survey responses and health screenings for 2,967 African Americans in and around Jackson, MI.
Those who prayed privately regularly had a 12% increase in the chances of achieving an intermediate or ideal Heart Association metric for diet. Those who said they used"religious coping" were 14% more likely to have good cardiovascular health. People in the study were grouped by their self-reported levels of spirituality, meaning belief in the existence of a supreme being, and how often they went to church services, prayed in private, and used religion to cope with stressful events and the challenges of life.
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