Fasting: Heart Healthy?
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Fasting: Heart Healthy?
Only 61 percent of Mormons have heart disease, compared to 66 percent of non-Mormons. After taking smoking and other health factors into account, researchers still saw a lower rate of heart disease among Mormons and designed a survey to explore why. The habit of monthly fasting, it seems, may be the key.

 
 
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