Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you? …Glorify God in your body. —1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Unhealthy diet contributes to approximately 678,000 deaths each year in the United States due to nutrition and obesity related diseases. In the last thirty years, obesity rates have doubled in adults, tripled in children, and quadrupled in adolescents (cspinet.org).

A child of God is to recognize his body is the temple of God and care for it accordingly through healthy practices of good nutrition and exercise.