Researchers set out to replicate the “Daniel Fast”—the biblical nutrition trial outlined in Daniel 1:8-16.
Tightening the Bible Belt
Doctor's Note
The EPIC study mentioned in the beginning is a reference to Meat and Weight Gain in the PANACEA Study. The grape juice study is from Fat Burning Via Flavonoids, and the nut study from Nuts and Obesity: The Weight of Evidence. For more on the “moderation kills” concept, check out Heart Attacks and Cholesterol: Dying Under Normal Circumstances, and Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero. Stay tuned for Monday’s Biblical Daniel Fast Put to the Test.
For more context, also check out my associated blog post, Biblical Daniel Fast Tested.
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21 responses to “Tightening the Bible Belt”
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The EPIC study mentioned in the beginning is a reference to Meat and Weight Gain in the PANACEA Study, the grape juice study is from Fat Burning Via Flavonoids and the nut study from Nuts and Obesity: The Weight of Evidence. For more on the “moderation kills” concept, check out videos like Heart Attacks and Cholesterol: Dying Under Normal Circumstances and Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero. Stay tuned for Monday’s Biblical Daniel Fast Put to the Test.
If you haven’t yet, you can subscribe to my videos for free by clicking here.
I learned the translation as “grain.” It was wheat — spelt or kamut, I think.
I, personally, like the Biblical angle; though, it’s definitely an approach that should be considered for certain people or situations, only. Religion is too fiery a topic sometimes!
Strix: On page http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-way-to-boost-serotonin you
wrote:
‘This is just on of the reasons why I wonder — struggle
with — why the No-fat doctors continue to insist that fat is bad. It really
boggles my mind. In my opinion, at best, they are derelict in recommending no
fat. I also find it morally incomprehensible, especially since I suffered from
following that recommendation for years. I just hope I don’t pay any more than I
already have in the future!’
You were then asked by April Lillie : ‘What side effects
did you have from the low fat diet?’ You did not answer. I myself then asked
you. You did not answer. I then asked a second time. Again you did not
answer.
The civil thing to do is: either answer the question or
retract the accusation.
Elvin, i have seen you post this several times. What is your obnsession with this question? Leave Strix be
I’ll reply for Strix. I have MS. The MS diet is notoriously low in fat. I was panicked and willing to do whatever it took heal. Mind you, this is seriously low fat, not no fat. And the same for meat. After 6 weeks I had lost 28 pounds. The problem was this: I weighed 168 at the start. I’d been a fit gymnast and weighed 160 for 40 years. I wasn’t losing fat–I was losing muscle. I was evaporating and my body was eating itself. The theory was that one needed to do this for two years to “come out of it”. I’m certain I would have died before then. Fearful and paranoid, I started to add the dreaded fat back into my diet. It took over a year to rebuild the loss of muscle but I did and as my strength returned I ate more dreaded fat and protein and my symptoms abated. 10 years later I am quite healthy and have more energy than most. I know this: Some people do well on one diet. Some people do well on another. Mind your own diet. Don’t preach what you don’t understand. Don’t recite another’s philosophy because you have adopted it as your own. Live your own life following the rules that speak to you and let others do the same. Eskimos may live on blubber but I don’t recommend it for others. Studies are studies. Even if a vast majority of people do well on one diet, be assured, there are those that didn’t. YOU don’t know who that might be. Nor does anyone else.
This is an unverifiable claim.
Those interested can see various renditions of the verse into English here: http://bible.cc/daniel/1-12.htm . And beginning from about the middle of the page there is discussion of that ‘vegetable/pulse ….’ word
This study confuses me, if youll read Daniel 1:15…And after ten days their faces appeared fairer and fatter than all the children that ate of the king’s meat.
So where does it say that eating the vegetables and drinking water made their waistlines smaller than the people who ate the kings meat?
Although Daniel 1:20 does say……In every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his realm.
“Thou shall not for the sake of food destroy the work of God. ….It is right not to eat meat… Thou shall not eat with offense… If just one finds it offensive, it is not right.” -Romans 14:20. One of my fav verses. Do not kill, period. A natural death is not offensive, so would be okay.
Can you tell me what translation you’re quoting here, I was amazed when I read your post and have never seen that passage so translated.
“It is right not to eat meant” is this your own insertion?
Shavua Tov – A good week to one and all!
The modern translation of zeraim זרעים is seeds or kernels, but my Artscroll Bible (Tanach) does use “pulse” in the translation of Daniel.
So Daniel and his companions abstained from the king’s rich food and were healthier eating pulses. This recent nutrition trial gives us a modern version with similar healthy results. Hmmm, I wonder if they were living on hummus and techina?
I like to see how they worked exactly the foods available then and of course there are no details. Replicate as a study a line in the bible where they gave them food.
awesome, thank YOU for providing this insight into Bible based evidence because many church families are more obese than general public and could benefit from this great. I know I will use it in my many public appearances on preventing and controlling Diabetes and heart disease etc. THANK you!! Nancy Rodriguez RN,BSN, CDE, CEO, LIDERr Wellness Foundation,NFP org ( community, evidence, AND faith based )..& Plant Strong !
A wise take on “having dominion” over the earth. It also implied responsibility.
Vegetarianism is also very Jewish, especially at Rosh Hashanah
http://jewishveg.com/schwartz/ShouldJewsBecomeVegRoshHashanah.html
http://www.jewishveg.com/jv.html
When Daniel refused the king’s meat it means he refused rich foods, probably including meat, sweets, wine, etc. that would tempt him away from his Jewishness toward Babylonianism.
learning the bible in Hebrew in a jewish school in Israel. Zeroim means seed or legumes…
Apparently there were a lot of vegetarian Jews 2000 years ago who rejected temple sacrifice when Jesus came along to head the group. After Jesus freed the animals from the temple slaughterhouse, the issues of vegetarianism and eating at the table of demons split early Christianity apart. For a great read on this https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=KJGlVJO2KISKyASVyYGYAw&url=http://www.amazon.com/Disciples-Jewish-Christianity-Shaped-Shattered/dp/1937002500&ved=0CB0QFjAA&usg=AFQjCNGkFfy4D1gBZIm4eAOWPuqPglSboQ&sig2=BGe6rDejRX9mN5YBJ5YBlQ
The bible. Greatest book(s) ever written. From God to man. (2 Timothy 3:16,17) Please read it. Choose KJV version. We are in the last days.
I had finished the book “How not to die”. I appreciate people to have healthy diet also. And I am helping a friend with cancer by giving suggestions on her diet. I want to konw whether Budwig diet or Cottage cheese is good to be included in our diet?
There are health benefits of flaxseed itself. Here’s a video on the topic: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxseed-vs-diabetes/ It is not necessary for health to include any processed oils, though.
Check out the site for many videos on the effects of dairy, including from it’s fat, proteins, sugars, and carried viruses. Here’s one for more information: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dairy-estrogen-and-male-fertility/
-Dr A, Health Support Volunteer