November 23, 2009
Good Lord! It's the Jesus diet: How more people are turning to religion to help them lose weight
by Flic Everett
The Daily Mail
New diet fads constantly offer hope to the unhappily overweight, before fading away, leaving only disappointed expectations and stubborn flab.
The more extreme the eating plan, the more keenly it's adopted - until its followers realise that measuring portions with a thimble isn't sustainable in the long term.
But there's a new diet trend which claims dizzyingly high success rates, promises painless life-long commitment and allows dieters to eat anything they want.
Faith-based diets take the principles of Christianity and apply them to our overwhelming craving for chocolate, chips and cheese.
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