Although the authors don't know why, going to church makes you fat. This study says that attendance at just one church event per week increases your chance of obesity by nearly half.
A variety of factors were cited, such as the notion that since so many things are off-limits to church-goers-- drinking, dancing -- that church potluck is the highlight of their lives. Mmmmm, casseroles, brownies, cheese dip.
On the other hand, those that worship at the altar of Ganja are surprisingly slim. This study says that participants that smoke pot were around 15% obese overall while the non-smokers in the study weighed in at about 25%.
Nobody is saying smoking pot makes you lose weight. But this study also referenced the fat church-goers study, saying that religious folk probably aren't getting high and since they tend toward tubbiness, they skew the results. As self-proclaimed pot-smokin' hippie Todd Snider sings, "I can't help sleep in the pews. That's what I do."
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