Journal of Religion and Health

, Volume 53, Issue 4, pp 1003–1012 | Cite as

What Does Islam Say About Dieting?

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Abstract

Dieting is very important to maintain a healthy and peaceful life. Today, most of the health problems are related with dieting. Thus, the modern health science recommends a number of suggestions regarding dieting for better health such as learning the five basic food groups (grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat); eating three times a day; decreasing the amount of fat; increasing the amount of fruits, vegetables and grains; including an adequate amount of iron; and avoiding excessive rich food, salt, sugar, and fat. Religion can also play a vital role for our good health and lifestyle. The main concern of this paper was to present an analytical justification regarding what Islam as a religion advocates about dieting along with the modern food and nutrition sciences.

Keywords

Dieting Religion Health Islam Qur’an Sunnah Food Science Nutrition 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.College of Economics and Political ScienceSultan Qaboos UniversityAl-Khoud, MuscatOman
  2. 2.Baridhara, DhakaBangladesh

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