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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Arwa Mahdawi

And, lo! The latest fad diet is upon us – and it’s called ‘eating biblically’

A man wearing a blue shirt with one hand on the bible and the other on a loaf of bread
Breaking bread. Photograph: Posed by model; YAY Media AS/Alamy

It looks like all the raw milk Conservatives have been chugging may have curdled some of their brains. Some very odd wellness ideas, many of them Maga-adjacent, have been popping up in the US lately. Vaccines are evil! Testicle tanning will boost testosterone! According to health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, seed oils are unknowingly poisoning Americans! Beef tallow will make your skin glow!

The latest unorthodox theory to gain a cult-like following? Biblical eating. This is a somewhat fuzzy concept that tends to focus on eating foods mentioned in the Bible. While the idea isn’t new, it has been resurrected. A recent New York Times piece notes that it has had a “resurgence in recent months”.

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