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SATURDAY MAY 14 2005 5:44 PM

"How would Jesus diet?": Atkins apparently.

Submitted by SomeOneUK

Edited by Christopher

As obesity becomes an increasing problem in the developed world, various diets have been marketed to those keen to lose the weight.

Now there is the Jesus diet:

Man does not live on bread alone, but Americans have become increasingly reliant on doughy carbohydrates in their diet. Now many in a rapidly expanding country are asking: "What Would Jesus Eat?"

That is the title of one of a growing number of Christian diet plans crowding the lifestyle shelves of mainstream bookshops. Other bestsellers include The Maker's Diet, The Hallelujah Diet and Body by God. For the persistently overweight, they hold the promise of spiritual and bodily redemption.

Improving your diet can help you become closer to Jesus:

"If you want the world to notice Jesus, it helps to look and live like Jesus. We don't do this so we can look in the mirror and be more attractive. We do it so people can look at us and see Jesus."

Don Colbert, a Florida doctor and author of What Would Jesus Eat?, portrays his book as a way of putting some backbone into weak-willed believers.

"They're letting the flesh rule them and they're eating anything they want," he told the Guardian. "We're making them accountable. Many people will not eat the right kinds of food unless they're held accountable and before they put something in their mouths ask: 'Would Jesus eat this?'"

Dr Colbert said Jesus ate "whole grains, fresh fruits, seeds and nuts, rather than processed food". His book has recipes for Middle Eastern dishes such as hummus.

Unfortunately, some fear that the diet could alienate the overweight from their god:

Marie Griffith, a professor of religion at Princeton University, said: "The negative part is that people feel they have failed God if they don't lose weight."

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Comments

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ

January 2004

MAY 14, 2005 05:49 PM

Man does not live on bread alone, but Americans have become increasingly reliant on doughy carbohydrates in their diet.

I re-read that 5 times and swore it said "douche-y carbohydrates".

waldo

I'm lost

June 2004

MAY 14, 2005 06:01 PM

SomeOneUK said:

"If you want the world to notice Jesus, it helps to look and live like Jesus. We don't do this so we can look in the mirror and be more attractive. We do it so people can look at us and see Jesus."

Hmmm... No women invited then?

undeserving

Newnan, GA

October 2004

MAY 14, 2005 06:10 PM

every other crack-pot diet under the sun gets its 15 milliseconds of fame. i suppose this should too.

MetaTag

United Kingdom

September 2002

MAY 14, 2005 06:16 PM

If caloriesIn > caloriesBurned Then
Put_On_Fat
End If

If caloriesIn < caloriesBurned Then
Burn_Off_Fat
End If

There is no need for religion to provide an answer to weight gain / loss, simple logic is enough.

MistahPrince

Chicago, IL

February 2005

MAY 14, 2005 06:20 PM

"You know why there weren't any fat people back in the Bible?"

"Why?"

"Because we had to walk everywhere. Come on, lets go."

[Edited on May 15, 2005 by Sknow]

Holy_Mountain

West Palm Beach, FL

February 2004

MAY 14, 2005 06:28 PM

Sknow said:
"You know why there weren't any fat people back in the Bible?"

"Why?"

"Because we had to walk everywhere. Come on, lets go."

[Edited on May 15, 2005 by Sknow]

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