{"id":45,"date":"2025-12-01T09:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godweb.org\/wordpress\/?p=45"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:22:17","slug":"45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=45","title":{"rendered":"What Would Jesus Eat?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D45&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/weightloss.htm\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><strong>Do Faith Based Weight Loss Programs Really Work?<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the benefits of recession, research shows, is a tendency for people to lose weight, believe it or not, as they cut down on eating out at restaurants or consuming calorie rich foods. That said, in times of boom or bust, it&#8217;s always good policy to care for one&#8217;s own health. In this context, I notice that the Christian weight loss industry is booming. But do spiritually based diet programs actually work? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/weightloss.htm\">Here&#8217;s my take on what works and what doesn&#8217;t. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>And &#8230; a helpful chart to guide you down the isles of the supermarket: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/foodchart.htm\"><strong>Good Food To Eat and Why<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>New!<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/spiritualweightlossplan.htm\"><strong>A Spiritual Weight Loss Plan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D45&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Do Faith Based Weight Loss Programs Really Work? 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