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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]], and 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
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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 ==
[[File:Stephen-Fry.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|[[Stephen Fry]] is a [[homosexual]] and an [[atheist]]. ]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and gluttony]] and [[Atheism and hedonism]] and [[Atheism and obesity]]
[[atheism|Atheists]] engage in [[denialism]] concerning the existence of sin and indicate that sin does not exist. For example, the atheist [[PZ Myers]], who possesses excess body weight (see: [[Atheism and obesity]]), denies the validity of the concept of [[original sin]].<ref>[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/10/25/who-cares/ Who Cares?], PZ Myer at the [[Pharyngula (blog)|Pharyngula]], October 25, 2014</ref>
=== Gallup Poll on the health habits of the very religious, moderately religious and non-religious ===
According to the [[Gallup poll|Gallup Inc.]], "Very religious Americans are more likely to practice healthy behaviors than those who are moderately religious or nonreligious."<ref>https://www.gallup.com/poll/145379/Religious-Americans-Lead-Healthier-Lives.aspx</ref>
=== Studies on religion and self-control ===
In the journal article ''Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: Associations, explanations, and implications'', psychologists McCullough and Willoughby theorize that many of the positive links of religiousness with health and social behavior may be caused by religion's beneficial influences on [[self-control]]/self-regulation.<ref>[http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/mmccullough/Papers/Relig_self_control_bulletin.pdf Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications]</ref><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19210054 Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications]</ref> Furthermore, a 2012 Queen's University study published in ''Psychological Science'' found that religion replenishes self-control.<ref>[http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/05/02/0956797611431987.abstract ''Religion Replenishes Self-Control'', ''Psychological Science'', June 2012 vol. 23 no. 6 635-642, Kevin Rounding, Albert Lee, Jill A. Jacobson and Li-Jun Ji at Queen’s University]</ref><ref>[http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/qu-qsf012412.php Study finds religion helps us gain self-control]</ref> Also, numerous studies indicate that those who engage in regular spiritual practices have lower mortality rates.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10868765 Religious involvement and mortality: a meta-analytic review. McCullough ME, Hoyt WT, Larson DB, Koenig HG, Thoresen C., Health Psychol. 2000 May;19(3):211-22.]</ref><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1305900/ ''The role of spirituality in health care'', roc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2001 October; 14(4): 352–357.]</ref> See also: [[Atheism and hedonism]]
== Lesbianism and obesity ==
== Lesbianism and obesity ==
''See also:'' [[Lesbianism and obesity]] and [[Atheism and obesity]]
''See also:'' [[Lesbianism and obesity]] and [[Atheism and obesity]]
[[File:11834504 3cc3c49559.jpg|180px|right|thumbnail|In April of 2007, the ''American Journal of Public Health'' analyzed data from 2002 National Survey of Family Growth and the data suggested that [[United States|American]] [[lesbianism|lesbian]] women were 2.69 times more likely to be overweight and 2.47 times more likely to be obese than all other female sexual orientation groups.
[[File:11834504 3cc3c49559.jpg|180px|right|thumbnail|In April 2007, the ''American Journal of Public Health'' analyzed data from 2002 National Survey of Family Growth and the data suggested that [[United States|American]] [[lesbianism|lesbian]] women were 2.69 times more likely to be overweight and 2.47 times more likely to be obese than all other female sexual orientation groups.
<ref name="ajph">[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17463369&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum Overweight and Obesity in Sexual-Minority Women: Evidence From Population-Based Data, Ulrike Boehmer, Deborah J. Bowen, Greta R. Bauer, American Journal of Public Health, 2007 Jun;97(6):1134-40. E pub 2007 Apr 26.]</ref>
<ref name="ajph">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17463369&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum Overweight and Obesity in Sexual-Minority Women: Evidence From Population-Based Data, Ulrike Boehmer, Deborah J. Bowen, Greta R. Bauer, American Journal of Public Health, 2007 Jun;97(6):1134-40. E pub 2007 Apr 26.]</ref>
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<small>(photo obtained from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/wader/11834504/ Flickr], see [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en license agreement])</small> ]]
The [[Apostle Paul]] wrote in the book of [[Romans]], "For this reason [[God]] gave them over to degrading passions; for their [[lesbianism|women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural]], and in the same way also the [[homosexuality|men abandoned the natural function of the woman]] and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error." ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%201&version=NASB Romans 1:26-27]).
The [[Apostle Paul]] wrote in the book of [[Romans]], "For this reason [[God]] gave them over to degrading passions; for their [[lesbianism|women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural]], and in the same way also the [[homosexuality|men abandoned the natural function of the woman]] and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error." ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%201&version=NASB Romans 1:26-27]).
Concerning [[lesbianism and obesity]], in April of 2007, the'' American Journal of Public Health'' analyzed data from 2002 National Survey of Family Growth and the data suggested that [[United States|American]] [[lesbianism|lesbian]] women were 2.69 times more likely to be overweight and 2.47 times more likely to be obese than all other female sexual orientation groups.
Concerning [[lesbianism and obesity]], in April 2007, the'' American Journal of Public Health'' analyzed data from 2002 National Survey of Family Growth and the data suggested that [[United States|American]] [[lesbianism|lesbian]] women were 2.69 times more likely to be overweight and 2.47 times more likely to be obese than all other female sexual orientation groups.
<ref name="ajph">[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17463369&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum Overweight and Obesity in Sexual-Minority Women: Evidence From Population-Based Data, Ulrike Boehmer, Deborah J. Bowen, Greta R. Bauer, American Journal of Public Health, 2007 Jun;97(6):1134-40. E pub 2007 Apr 26.]</ref> The abstract for this study indicated that "lesbians are at greater risk for morbidity and mortality linked to overweight and obesity." <ref name="ajph" />
<ref name="ajph"/> The abstract for this study indicated that "lesbians are at greater risk for morbidity and mortality linked to overweight and obesity." <ref name="ajph" />
In 2009, the ''PubMed'' article abstract for the Polish psychiatry journal ''Psychiatria Polska'' article ''Body Image in [[Homosexual]] Persons'' declared:
In 2009, the ''PubMed'' article abstract for the Polish psychiatry journal ''Psychiatria Polska'' article ''Body Image in [[Homosexual]] Persons'' declared:
{{Cquote|Homosexual women are less concentrated on physical appearance and more satisfied with their bodies while being more tolerant to obesity.... For lesbian women the ideal body image is more massive than for heterosexual women.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19694404?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=1</ref>}}
{{Cquote|Homosexual women are less concentrated on physical appearance and more satisfied with their bodies while being more tolerant to obesity.... For lesbian women the ideal body image is more massive than for heterosexual women.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19694404?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=1</ref>}}
In 2007, a purported [[lesbian]] wrote to [[Andrew Sullivan]], the political commentator and administrator of ''The Daily Dish'' blog:
In 2007, a purported [[lesbian]] wrote to [[Andrew Sullivan]], the political commentator and administrator of ''The Daily Dish'' blog:
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Mental toughness and weight loss]]
*[[Fat acceptance movement]]
*[[Atheism and obesity]]
*[[Atheism and obesity]]
*[[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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