In her report, published in the British newspaper "The Telegraph", writer Gabriela Swirling said that religious belief makes people feel healthier.
This week, the British National Statistical Office released data linking religion and health in an effort to "understand the situations of people of different religious identities."
The author indicated that the data found that people aged 16 years and over who did not believe in any religion were more dissatisfied with their health.
The data separated secular and religious experts. Some claim that people who believe in a religion are more inclined to "optimism about the future", while others are opposed to the idea that religion should have a "magical effect" at all.
The British National Statistics Office found that 66% of Muslims, 68% of Christians, 69% of Sikhs, 71% of Buddhists, 72% of Hindus and 77% of Jews were satisfied with their health between 2016 and 2018. On the contrary, 64% of people who did not believe in any religion reported being satisfied with their health.
In response to the latest data, Michael Wachlin, head of programs at the Coexistence Council working in cooperation with Cambridge University and head of the Religious Media Center, said, “If you believe that God loves you and creates you, you are more likely to be more grateful for what you have and more optimistic about a better future, because even If you are going through somewhat difficult times at the present time, you will be confident that it will improve, God willing, at the appropriate time. "
The author stated that the National Statistical Office indicated that the prevalence of smoking was much higher among people who did not follow any religion compared to other religious groups, knowing that many religions prohibit smoking and alcohol consumption.
In general, 18% of people who did not follow any religion were smokers, compared to 17% of Buddhists, 11% of Muslims, 11% of Christians, 5% of Hindus, 4% of Jews, and 2% of Sikhs.