<P> The Bible Diet (or the Maker's Diet) is a food diet promoted on radio and in books by writer and motivational speaker Jordan S. Rubin . Rubin presents the diet as based on teachings from the Book of Leviticus, Deuteronomy, and other books of the Bible . He characterizes certain foods as either forbidden ("unclean") or acceptable ("clean") to God . Rubin also markets supplements associated with the diet through his two companies: Garden of Life, Inc. and Beyond Organic . It is believed by many that in Mark 7: 17 - 19 that Jesus states all foods are clean to eat and there are no restrictions . There are arguments over what those words truly mean, however . </P> <P> Rubin sees the diet as responsible for his recovery from Crohn's disease at the age of 19 . As of 2008 no peer - reviewed scientific - journal articles had evaluated this diet . In 2004 the United States Food and Drug Administration ordered Rubin's company, Garden of Life, Inc., to stop making unsubstantiated claims about eight of its products and supplements . </P> <P> The Bible Diet classifies food according to certain factors, such as: </P> <Ul> <Li> how the food was raised, cooked or cleaned </Li> <Li> how a particular animal lived </Li> <Li> whether the food comes from a so - called "creeping" animal or not </Li> <Li> the physical form of the source animal, such as whether a certain fish had fins and scales or not </Li> </Ul>

List of food the bible says not to eat