Cohort Profile: The Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2)

Butler, Terry; Fraser, Gary E.; Beeson, W. Lawrence; Knutsen, Synnøve F.; Herring, R. Patti; Chan, Jeremy; Sabaté, Joan; Montgomery, Susanne; Haddad, Ella; Preston‐Martin, Susan; Bennett, Hannelore; Jaceldo‐Siegl, Karen

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“…White male and female California Adventists who were 30 to 89 years old in 1960 were recruited from 234 churches, and participants completed a self-administered questionnaire in 1960 (Snowdon and Phillips 1985). There were 22,940 study participants (Butler et al 2008). In addition to surveys, all deaths in the Adventist cohort during 1960 to 1980 were identified by computer-assisted record linkage to the California death certificate file (Snowdon and Phillips 1985).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It was observed that calling those members from churches who had not returned the initial questionnaire within three months did increase participation from Black churches; but not White churches (Bell et al 2005). Blacks comprised 26.9% of the final sample (Butler et al 2008). Both AHS-1 and AHS-2 examined incidence and mortality, and across all three studies, no more than 2.1% of males and 1.1% of females were current smokers (Butler et al 2008).…”

Section: Adventist Health Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Blacks comprised 26.9% of the final sample (Butler et al 2008). Both AHS-1 and AHS-2 examined incidence and mortality, and across all three studies, no more than 2.1% of males and 1.1% of females were current smokers (Butler et al 2008).…”

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The Global Influence of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Diet

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Abstract:The emphasis on health ministry within the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) movement led to the development of sanitariums in mid-nineteenth century America. These facilities, the most notable being in Battle Creek, Michigan, initiated the development of vegetarian foods, such as breakfast cereals and analogue meats. The SDA Church still operates a handful of food production facilities around the world. The first Battle Creek Sanitarium dietitian was co-founder of the American Dietetics Association which ultimately advocated a vegetarian diet. The SDA Church established hundreds of hospitals, colleges, and secondary schools and tens of thousands of churches around the world, all promoting a vegetarian diet. As part of the 'health message,' diet continues to be an important aspect of the church's evangelistic efforts. In addition to promoting a vegetarian diet and abstinence from alcohol, the SDA church has also invested resources in demonstrating the health benefits of these practices through research. Much of that research has been conducted at Loma Linda

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“…Most of the studies were designed with the aim of recruiting a high proportion of vegetarian participants, along with non-vegetarians drawn from the same population. For example, the three North American studies are drawn from members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a Christian denomination with a high proportion of vegetarian adherents (11)(12)(13) . In contrast, the five European studies were all drawn from free-living populations, although recruitment was deliberately targeted at vegetarians and the health-conscious, with the assistance of vegetarian organisations and health-related publications and establishments (14)(15)(16)(17)(18) .…”

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The long-term health of vegetarians and vegans

2015

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Vegetarians, who do not eat any meat, poultry or fish, constitute a significant minority of the world's population. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians consume dairy products and/or eggs, whereas vegans do not eat any foods derived wholly or partly from animals. Concerns over the health, environmental and economic consequences of a diet rich in meat and other animal products have focussed attention on those who exclude some or all of these foods from their diet. There has been extensive research into the nutritional adequacy of vegetarian diets, but less is known about the long-term health of vegetarians and vegans. We summarise the main findings from large cross-sectional and prospective cohort studies in western countries with a high proportion of vegetarian participants. Vegetarians have a lower prevalence of overweight and obesity and a lower risk of IHD compared with non-vegetarians from a similar background, whereas the data are equivocal for stroke. For cancer, there is some evidence that the risk for all cancer sites combined is slightly lower in vegetarians than in non-vegetarians, but findings for individual cancer sites are inconclusive. Vegetarians have also been found to have lower risks for diabetes, diverticular disease and eye cataract. Overall mortality is similar for vegetarians and comparable non-vegetarians, but vegetarian groups compare favourably with the general population. The long-term health of vegetarians appears to be generally good, and for some diseases and medical conditions it may be better than that of comparable omnivores. Much more research is needed, particularly on the long-term health of vegans.

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“…[7]. 또한 건강한 라이프스타일은 암 등 만성질환의 발 생에 대한 보호효과를 가진다고 알려져 있으며, 이에 대 한 실제 연구결과를 보고된 바 있고 [8], 독특한 제칠일안 식일예수재림교인의 라이프스타일로 인하여 많은 국제 적인 연구가 진행된 바 있다 [9]. 건강은 개인, 사회, 환경적 요인의 결과물이다 [10].건 강, 질병, 사망을 결정하는 요인으로는 유전적인 것, 물 리적인 환경, 생활양식, 건강행위, 의료서비스 등으로 분 류하고 있으며, 이러한 요인들 중에서 가장 큰 비중을 차 지하는 것이 생활양식이라고 하였다 [11].…”

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Comparison of Health Behaviors Patterns between Korean Seventh-Day Adventists and the General Korean Population

Lim¹,

Jang²,

Lee³

2016

Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society

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Objectives: This study examined the characteristics and related factors by comparing the lifestyles and health behaviors between Korean Seventh-day Adventists and the general population of Korea. Methods: A survey was conducted of 878 people more than 20-years-old Korean Seventh-day Adventists who live in the metropolitan area and 3,000 people more than 20-years-old who live in the metropolitan area in 4th (2nd year) National Health and Nutrition Survey. A comparison of health behaviors related to health screenings, smoking, drinking, physical activity, subjective stress, weight management, and oral health was analyzed using a chi-square test. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the contributing factor to the health behavior. Results: Health screening rates among Korean Seventh-day Adventists were higher than the general population (p<0.001), but Korean Seventh-day Adventists showed lower rates of health screening in the 20-30 ages. Lifetime smoking experience rates and current smoking rates were significantly lower in the Korean Seventh-day Adventists than in the general population (p<0.001). The success rate of smoking cessation among ex-smokers of Korean Seventh-day Adventists were very high. In terms of the drinking rate, Korean Seventh-day Adventists were significantly lower than the general population (p<0.001). The drinking rate of men was higher than women (p<0.001). Moderate physical activity of men were higher than women in Korean Seventh-day Adventists (p<0.001). Conclusion: The lifestyles and health behaviors of Korean Seventh-day Adventists, such as tobacco smoking and alcoholic drinking, were eminently healthier than the general population. Nevertheless, further well-organized studies will be needed.

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Cohort Profile: The Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2)

Cited by 195 publications

References 29 publications

The Global Influence of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Diet

The Global Influence of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Diet

The long-term health of vegetarians and vegans

Comparison of Health Behaviors Patterns between Korean Seventh-Day Adventists and the General Korean Population

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