Religion and Fat = Protestant Christianity and Weight Loss? On the Intersections of Fat Studies and Religious Studies

Religiosidad y recuperación postoperatoria (dolor, náuseas y disfagia) en pacientes con gastrectomía en manga

“…Las personas obesas no solo son juzgadas por incumplir el ideal estético sociocultural predominante en las últimas décadas, esto es, una apariencia delgada o atlética; se cree que un individuo obeso es propenso a desarrollar un sinnúmero de condiciones médicas crónicas (Weber y Pargament, 2014). Aún más: entre aquellas personas con un alto grado de interiorización de los preceptos religiosos, una persona que se percibe a sí misma como portadora del estigma que la marca como transgresora de un dictado divino puede desarrollar un conflicto o una intensa lucha religiosa (Herndon, 2008) que pueden causarle vergüenza y culpa (Hoverd y Sibley, 2007;Moore, Brooks y King, 2017), asociadas ambas a una mala salud (Conceição et al, 2013;Gerber, Hill y Manigault-Bryant, 2015;Kahan y Puhl, 2017;Khan, Tarrant, Weston, Shah y Farrow, 2018). Pargament et al (2001) reportaron que en los pacientes "enfadados con Dios" la mortalidad aumentaba; por lo tanto, concluyen que un afrontamiento religioso negativo está relacionado con una salud más pobre y una mayor mortalidad.…”

Internalization of Appearance Ideals and Not Religiosity Indirectly Impacts the Relationship Between Acculturation and Disordered Eating Risk in South and Southeast Asian Women Living in the United States

“…The predominant religions in SSEA cultures are Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity ( Evers, 2015 ) in contrast to East Asia, which features predominantly Buddhist, Confucian, Daoist, and Shinto communities ( Walker, 2012 ). Religious adherence to Christianity, Islam, and/or Hinduism has been identified as possible risks for disordered eating across cultures ( Spangler, 2010 ; Akrawi et al, 2015 ; Gerber et al, 2015 ). In contrast, the association between religion and disordered eating in East Asia is minimal ( Cummins et al, 2005 ; Getz, 2014 ).…”

“…Christian (mainly Protestant) adherence has been identified as a risk for eating disorders, though the mechanisms are not fully understood ( Akrawi et al, 2015 ). Some suggest Christian adherence may frame food restriction as a means to avoid the “sin of gluttony,” control bodily urges, and/or to atone for sins ( Spangler, 2010 ; Gerber et al, 2015 ). Limited available work within the Muslim population suggests that greater religious adherence is associated with greater eating disorder symptoms (e.g., Gulamhussein and Eaton, 2015 ; Thomas et al, 2018 ).…”

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“…Confucian, Daoist, and Shinto communities (Walker, 2012). Religious adherence to Christianity, Islam, and/or Hinduism has been identified as possible risks for disordered eating across cultures (Spangler, 2010;Akrawi et al, 2015;Gerber et al, 2015). In contrast, the association between religion and disordered eating in East Asia is minimal (Cummins et al, 2005;Getz, 2014).…”