There’s a lot of talk of the “obesity epidemic” and this is often discussed in scientific terms, about “counting calories” to lose weight, or fad weight loss diets (which can work), or just “exercising more and eating less”

But I’ve thought from time to time that maybe this is more of a spiritual problem of the sin of gluttony, and as such it may not be as easily solved by self-will and discipline, but by the grace of God through people undergoing holy fasts for the good of soul and body

What do you think about the spiritual dimension of the “obesity epidemic”, or the traditional idea of the sin of gluttony?

Catholic encyclopedia on gluttony: https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06590a.htm

Aquinas on gluttony: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3148.htm

      • Masterofballs@exploding-heads.comEnglish
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        1 year ago

        No I never said that. But if you changed the food to the same food that was eaten in the 50s and 60s the obesity rate would drop to almost nothing.

          • Masterofballs@exploding-heads.comEnglish
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            1 year ago

            You literally did. In the 50’s and 60’s people weren’t fat because they physically spent the calories they consumed and ate in moderation. It’s not any different for people at a healthy weight today. Blaming food exclusively is a massive cope.

            I’m confused how you came to such a conclusion. I’m a nearly middle aged computer programmer, I hardly ever move and i’m in great shape. I eat until I can’t eat anymore twice a day. Mostly beef. And I can’t get fat. Sometimes I actually eat sticks of butter and drink heavy whipping cream. On the weekends I drink liquor and rice wine til I pass out.

            Yet some fatty a few seats down from me in the office can’t stop eating cookies donuts, soda. They can’t stop. They crave it. Their mouth won’t stop watering for it. They cry when they think about not having it.

            Go out and look at a pack of wolves. Are they doing pushups? running around in circles to burn off their calories? No. They kill an animal and eat until they get sick and can’t eat anymore. Every fucking time.

            Male lions. Huge powerful creatures. Do almost nothing but fuck and eat the food their women bring them. Never exercise.

            Why can I and they do this and not look like fat Susan from the office with three asses?

            Species Appropriate diet

            Is there an equation of calories in, calories out that will make anyone lose weight? Of course, the laws of thermodynamics can’t be broken.

            If you remove all the processed food, plastic, and bull shit ingredients that has been inserted into our food supply in the last 50 years will fat ass’s begin to shed weight like crazy?

            Of course they would.

            All that seed oil fucking up our mitochondria. Sugars fucking up our craving systems.

            Anyone can eat as much beef,salt and fruit as they want and they will never be obese. ever.

            Maybe if they are genetically gifted at absorbing calories they might achieve over weight status by eating nothing but bananas and a little beef.

            Though I’m not even sure that that is possible.

            Feed the same person a bunch of highly processed foods over ten years and they will begin to form obesity and cry when they can’t have their fucking cake.