The Weigh and the Truth
Christian dieting programs—like Gwen Shamblin's Weigh Down Diet—help believers pray off the pounds. But what deeper messages are they sending about faith and fitness?
By Lauren F. Winner | posted 8/25/00 | posted 9/04/2000 12:00AM
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Shamblin responds to her critics in "
'Judge Us by Our Fruits,'
" also appearing today at ChristianityToday.com
Shamblin and Weigh Down have been profiled in
The Washington Post,The Abilene Reporter-News
,
The Holland Sentinel
,
U.S. News and World Report
,
Charisma
magazine, World magazine (which profiled the diet
this year
and in
1997
), and Christianity Today sister publication
Today's Christian Woman
For a brief overview from Shamblin's perspective, read an article she wrote at the
Christian Broadcasting Network
's site.
You can
listen
to a reading from Shamblin's Rise Above,
read her biography
, or chat about her diet plan at Ann Online.
View the
official Weigh Down Diet site
.
Chat with other dieters, read a dieting journal, or purchase products at the
3D (Diet, Discipline, and Discipleship) site
.
Visit
lizcurtishiggs.com
or read a short
biography about the author
of One Size Fits All and Other Fables.
Previous Christianity Today articles about dieting include:
Evangelicals Embrace Vegetarian Diet
| Christians are flocking toward the Hallelujah Diet as a healthier way of life. (Sept. 6, 1999)
Was the Messiah a Vegetarian?
| PETA tries to win Christians to a "nonviolent" diet. (Aug. 9, 1999)
Hungry for God
| Why more and more Christians are fasting for revival. (Apr. 15, 1999)
How Healthy Is Fasting?
| Physicians and clergy alike say fasting is as good for the body as it is for the soul. (Apr. 15, 1999)
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