Study reveals lower rates of cancer and early death in Adventists
Study also found similar results when limiting the analysis to Black Adventists and the Black general population
LOMA LINDA – A recent Loma Linda University Health study found lower rates of premature death and cancer in Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant denomination long known for health promotion, compared with individuals in the general U.S. population. Published early online, Nov. 25, in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study also found similar results when limiting the analysis to Black Adventists and the Black general population.Health behaviors promoted by the Seventh-day Adventist Church include not smoking, eating a plant-based diet, regular exercise and maintaining normal body weight. Previous research suggests that Seventh-day Adventi