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The Daniel Fast is a religious diet based on the Biblical Book of Daniel, and commonly refers to a 10 or 21 day avoidance of foods declared unclean by God in the Laws of Moses. The passage in Chapter 10:2-3 may refer to a classical three week fast during a period of mourning; therefore, the modern Daniel Fast is most often followed for 21 days.〔 According to some preachers who believe in this form of fasting , one "fasts" from eating royal foods including meats, pleasant breads, and wine. Instead, the diet consists only of "pulses" and water. "Pulses" in this context may translate roughly to "food grown from seed". "Vegetables" is used instead of "pulses" in some translations.〔〔 However, it is not explicitly stated that the refraining from these foods by Daniel was a fast. The book of the Biblical story is set in Babylon, where Daniel, three friends, and fellow captives have been brought for education and military training. The king honors them by offering luxurious royal foods, hoping to encourage their development. Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies ( animals used for meat were ritually sacrificed in worship to babylonian gods).Daniel refuses to eat foods forbidden by God, and instead asks for “pulses". The guard charged with their care expresses concern for their health, so Daniel requests a short test of the diet. For 10 days, they are permitted to eat just plant foods. At the end of just 10 days, the guard is surprised at their good personal appearance and physical and mental health, compared to those who had indulged in the royal foods. Therefore, Daniel and his friends are permitted to eat whole plant foods for the duration of their training. After continuing with the diet during three years of training, they are judged by the king to be mentally superior. "And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm."〔〔〔 In modern versions of the Daniel Fast, food choices may be limited to whole grains, fruits, vegetables, pulses, nuts, seeds and oil. The Daniel Fast resembles the vegan diet in that it excludes (fasts from) the consumption of foods of animal origin. The diet also excludes processed foods, additives, preservatives, flavorings, sweeteners, caffeine, alcohol, and products made with white flours.〔 Ellen G. White states that the example of Daniel demonstrates that "a strict compliance with the requirements of God is beneficial to the health of body and mind."〔 ==See also== * Bible Diet * Christian vegetarianism * Edenic diet * Veganism * Vegetarianism and religion 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daniel Fast」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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