Hallelujah diet

The Hallelujah diet is a diet that is promoted by Rev. George Malkmus. The diet, as is the case with many others, has proved controversial with many medical doctors as well as professional nutritionists challenging its curative claims. While much of the diet (the emphasis on fruits, vegetables and whole grains) is nutritional advice common to many diets, it is the claims for cures of numerous diseases that lack any scientific, peer-reviewed support.

Malkmus claims that the diet is "Biblically-based, Scientifically Validated, Personally Evidenced" and, if used correctly, can eliminate diseases, increase well-being and extend a person's life. The diet primarily consists of eating raw fruit and vegetables, as well as taking Malkmus' own trademarked dietary supplements. The most common of these supplements are Barley Max, Carrot Max and Vitamin B12.

The diet is aimed mainly at the Christian community, particularly Baptists, Charismatics, and Pentecostals. A number of its "Health Ministers" have been associated with The Way International, a religious organization known for its unorthodox, and some say cultic, Christian beliefs.