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Food

Sugar addictions prominent in Mormon culture

By Marinda Risk
June 05, 2018 12:00 AM
Some Mormons tend to replace addictions such as coffee, tea, alcohol and drugs with a sugar. (Photo Illustration by Josh Ellis)
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Portuguese

Estudos mostram que a religião pode influenciar na obesidade, saúde

By Marinda Risk
June 05, 2018 12:00 AM
Traduzido por Karol Fialho
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Food

Studies show religion impacts obesity, health

By Marinda Risk
June 05, 2018 12:00 AM
See also Sugar addictions prominent in Mormon culture
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Portuguese

Alguns Mórmons substituem 'vícios açucarados' por outros vícios

By Marinda Risk
June 05, 2018 12:00 AM
Tradução João Teles Grilo
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Local

Utah MLM explosion

By Marinda Risk
May 15, 2018 12:00 AM
The statements 'I found myself again,' 'I own my homemaking status now' and 'my experience has only been positive,' might sound like snippets from a promotional video, but these are statements taken from interviews with LDS women when asked about their experiences selling with multi-level marketing companies (MLMs).
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Local

Mormon moms balance MLMs, family life

By Marinda Risk
May 15, 2018 12:00 AM
Utah has become a hotbed of multi-level marketing (MLM) companies in recent years, and much of this activity can be attributed to Utah's demographics: 60 percent of residents are Mormons. At least eight Utah MLM companies were founded by Mormons, showing the close connection between members of the LDS faith and this type of business.
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Healthy Living

Utah experiences lower influenza activity than most other states

By Marinda Risk
April 11, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's Note: This story pairs with 'Flu vaccines help protect BYU from illness'
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Healthy Living

Flu vaccines help protect BYU students, faculty from illness

By Marinda Risk
April 11, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story pairs with 'Utah experiences low influenza activity compared to most of US'
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Technology

'BYU Memes' Facebook page hits 40,000 followers

By Marinda Risk
August 04, 2016 12:00 AM
This meme was created by Kayla Echols, a contributor to the BYU Memes page. (Kayla Echols)
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