Diets are overrated - here is what the Bible says about food and nutrition...

In our new women’s health column, Dr Becky Howie shines a spotlight on diet culture, and emphasises the importance, instead, of food choice and nutrition based on the wisdom found in both science and scripture

It’s the start of a new year. Hands up those who have started a ‘diet’. 

Does it feel like every January is Groundhog day? You commit to a diet, only to abandon it a few weeks later and revert to your previous eating habits.

Let’s not forget that there have been some unusual ‘diets’ over the years promising unbelievable results, like the boiled egg diet or the cabbage soup diet. Women seem to be particularly susceptible to the yo-yo dieting approach. It’s no surprise, given that so much of our self-worth and self-esteem is tied to cultural ideals regarding body size. This is especially true during our teen years, when beliefs about our value become deeply embedded in our psyche.