Do religious people live longer?
A nationwide study of obituaries found that people with religious affiliations lived about five years longer than those who didn’t have any ties to religion. (Five years!)
The boost was found in an analysis of more than 1,000 obits from around the country.
“Religious affiliation had nearly as strong an effect on longevity as gender does, which is a matter of years of life,” says Laura Wallace, the lead author of the study.
Watch the video to find out what else researchers discovered about this interesting trend.
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