DOES GOD WANT YOU TO BE THIN?

WARREN, Richard, 1954-; WEIGHT loss -- Religious aspects; OVERWEIGHT persons -- Health; BIBLE -- Influence; CLERGY -- Attitudes; PURPOSE Driven Life, The (Book); HEALTH -- Religious aspects; OBESITY

Kluger, Jeffrey; Dias, Elizabeth

The article discusses the relationship between religious faith and the fight against obesity in the U.S. in 2012, focusing on Pastor Rick Warren's congregation at the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California which used a verse from the Bible as their inspiration to collectively lose weight. Warren, who is the author of the book "The Purpose Driven Life," found a passage in the Bible's Book of Daniel which served as the motivation behind his formation of the Daniel Plan for weight loss. A list of six steps for success under the Daniel Plan is also provided.