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[[Image:Gluttony, Jacob Matham.png|thumb|right|120px|A personification of gluttony.]]
[[Image:Gluttony, Jacob Matham.png|thumb|right|200px|A personification of gluttony.]]
'''Gluttony''' is the inability to resist one's [[appetite]]. According to the [[Bible]], gluttony is a [[sin]].<ref>[http://www.openbible.info/topics/gluttony Bible verses on gluttony]</ref> In addition, according to [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] theology, gluttony is one of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]]. Today, it is most associated with overeating, but in Medieval times, [[drunk]]enness was considered a prominent form of gluttony (this might explain why the punishment for gluttons in [[Dante's Inferno]] is eternal rain).
'''Gluttony''' is the inability to resist one's appetite. According to the [[Bible]], gluttony is a [[sin]].<ref>[http://www.openbible.info/topics/gluttony Bible verses on gluttony]</ref> In addition, according to [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] theology, gluttony is one of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]]. Today, it is most associated with overeating, but in Medieval times, [[drunk]]enness was considered a prominent form of gluttony (this might explain why the punishment for gluttons in [[Dante's Inferno]] is eternal rain).
In modern times, the categorisation of [[alcohol abuse]] as gluttony could also be extended to encompass [[addiction]] to [[drugs]] as well. Gluttony is the primary cause for the [[obesity]] crisis in [[America]].
In modern times, the categorisation of [[alcohol abuse]] as gluttony could also be extended to encompass [[addiction]] to [[drugs]] as well. Gluttony is the primary cause for the [[obesity]] crisis in [[America]].
== Bible scientific foreknowledge and gluttony/sloth ==
See also: [[Bible scientific foreknowledge]] and [[Health risks linked to obesity]] and [[Obesity and its negative impact on intelligence]] and [[Obesity]]
[[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]] is the assertion that the Bible possessed scientific knowledge beyond that which is believed to exist at the time the Bible was written.
According to the [[Bible]], both gluttony and [[sloth]] are [[sin]]s.<ref>[http://www.openbible.info/topics/gluttony Bible verses on gluttony]</ref><ref>[https://www.openbible.info/topics/sloth Bible verses on sloth]</ref>
Most individuals are overweight due to their dietary and exercise [[habit]]s.<ref>
*[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obesity/DS00314/DSECTION=causes Causes of obesity] - [[Mayo Clinic]]
*[http://www.motleyhealth.com/fitness/how-much-exercise-is-needed-to-get-fit-and-lose-weight How much exercise is needed to get fit and lose weight]
*[http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-causes/genes-and-obesity/ Genes Are Not Destiny] - [[Harvard University]] School of Public health
*[https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2013/09/04/the-6-weight-loss-tips-that-science-actually-knows-work/ The 6 Weight-Loss Tips That Science Actually Knows Work] - ''Forbes'', April 9, 2013
*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16002825 Long-term weight loss maintenance], ''American Journal of Clinical Nutrition'', 2005 July; 82(1 Suppl):222S-225S.
*[http://www.simplefitnesssolutions.com/articles/weight_loss.htm Strength Training For Weight Loss Success] by Deborah L. Mullen, CSCS
*[http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/weight-loss/in-depth/weight-loss/art-20047752 Weight loss strategies for success] - Mayo Clinic
</ref>
There is medical science evidence linking obesity to various health risks (See: [[Health risks linked to obesity]] and [[Obesity and its negative impact on intelligence]]).
== Atheism and gluttony ==
== Atheism and gluttony ==
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Mental toughness and weight loss]]
*[[Fat acceptance movement]]
*[[Fat acceptance movement]]
*[[Atheism and the fat acceptance movement]]
*[[Atheism and the fat acceptance movement]]
== External links ==
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/gluttony Gluttony], Britannica
*[https://www.christianity.com/wiki/sin/what-is-the-sin-of-gluttony-its-definition-and-consequences.html What is the Sin of Gluttony, and What are its Consequences?], Christianity.com
*[https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/what-is-gluttony-and-is-it-a-sin.html What Is Gluttony, and Is it a Sin?], BibleStudyTools.com
*[https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/virtues-vices-gluttony What Is Gluttony?], Ligonier Ministries ([[Protestant]] website)
*[https://smittenwithgoodness.com/2021/11/14/winning-the-spiritual-battle-of-gluttony-with-temperance/ Winning the Spiritual Battle of Gluttony with Temperance]
*[https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3148.htm Gluttony], New Advent ([[Catholic]] website)
*[https://woodsidebible.org/read/the-seven-deadly-sins-gluttony/ The seven deadly sins - gluttony], Woodside Bible Church
*[https://redhawksonline.com/2015/11/15/bond-between-body-spirit-and-mind/ An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Gluttony], Minnehaha Academy Upper School
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