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Health Impacts of Religious Practices and Beliefs Associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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The aim of the study is to discuss the relationship between lifestyle marked by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and health. PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, WOS y Scopus were the databases used for this literature review, with these descriptors: “Mormons”, “mormons religion”, “health”. Inclusion criteria were articles with full text available, published between 2005 and 2016, in English or Spanish language. Results show that following the restrictive Mormon doctrine generates beneficial effects for the health. Habits related to toxics and food, as well as social support, from family and Mormon community are an important basis for good health. On the other hand, not following the prescriptions or leaving the group, opposed sexual identities or not fulfilling the roles associated with women are associated with worse mental and physical health.

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  1. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, 6 Avenzoar st., 41009, Seville, Spain

    Rocío de Diego Cordero & Bárbara Badanta Romero

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de Diego Cordero, R., Badanta Romero, B. Health Impacts of Religious Practices and Beliefs Associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. J Relig Health 56, 1371–1380 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0348-y

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