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On this episode of How to Be Fine’s special series - New Year, Same Old BS - Kristen and Jolenta talk about a handful of the many Christian Diet plans. Plus, they offer up advice for dealing with jealous feelings, and finding the right therapist.

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-seesawing-history-of-fad-diets-180981586/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_diet_programs

https://academic.oup.com/columbia-scholarship-online/book/22528/chapter-abstract/182850030?redirectedFrom=fulltext

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/2/182#:~:text=Christian%20diet%20culture%20focuses%20on,importance%20of%20a%20healthy%20lifestyle. 

https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/downloads/4q77fr355?locale=zh

https://thebiblicalnutritionist.com/christian-weight-loss-programs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Graham

https://www.livestrong.com/article/120805-christian-weight-loss-programs/

https://erinltodd.com/making-another-christian-weight-loss-resolution-read-this-first/

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/sep/29/gwen-shamblin-docuseries-the-way-down-remnant-fellowship

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-12/how-christianity-has-been-weaponised-by-weight-loss-movements/102509732

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/daniel-diet-straight-bible/story?id=21029387