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Mormon dietary recommendations are found in a document called the "Word of Wisdom." Specifically, the "Word of Wisdom" counsels Mormons to avoid: 1. Tobacco, including cigarettes and chewing tobacco. 2. "Strong drinks," meaning alcoholic beverages. 3. "Hot drinks," meaning coffee and black tea (but not hot chocolate). 4. Meat in excess, although if you're inviting Mormons over for dinner it's very unlikely they'll object to any meat dish. 5. Drugs of abuse. (hopefully you don't plan on serving any Marijuana at your dinner party!) Some Mormons hypothesize that God discourages coffee and black tea because these beverages contain caffeine, an addictive substance with negative medical effects. For this reason, some avoid caffeinated beverages like Coca Cola, although the Church has no official doctrine discouraging caffeinated soda pop. Other Mormons drink caffeinated pop without any reservations. http://www.allaboutmormons.com/Questions/ENG_2.php
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D&C 89, the revelation from which the Word of Wisdom is derived prohibits the following: • Wine and strong drinks • Hot drinks • Tobacco Since this has been given, Mormon leaders have clarified that strong drinks refers to not only hard alcoholic drinks, but mild alcoholic drinks, such as beer. They have also clarified that hot drinks refers to coffee and tea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea Further, D&C 89 says that flesh of beasts and flying fowl should be eaten sparingly. Presumably, this does not include seafood or poultry. Finally, D&C 89 encourages the consumption of grains, ripe fruit and herbs (also interpreted as vegetables). http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/89 Modern leaders have amended the revelation to include harmful drugs.
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