Are the faithful fat?

Are the faithful FAT?

How American Christians weigh in

Percentage of obese members by denominational groups:

Baptist                         30%
Catholic                        17%
Fundamentalist Protestant       22%
Reformation-Era Protestant       9%
Pietistic Protestant            19%
Non-denominational Protestant    5%

Source: Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University

Note: Table made from bar graph.

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Title Annotation:	BOOK of NUMBERS
Author:	Cones, Bryan
Publication:	U.S. Catholic
Article Type:	Brief article
Date:	Nov 1, 2006
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