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
They put poison in the food. Our bodies are not adapt to dealing with so much high fructose corn syrup and chemical lab made artificial flavors and artificial sugars and artificially made preservatives. Your body tries to break down food and encounters chemical toxins and lab made fake sugar and shit and doesn't know how to filter it and get it through your system safely. Your liver, kidneys take damage. Your blood vessels and blood cells suffer cholesterol build up and get clogged like sewer pipes or water pipes pushing through poorly filtered water. Your thyroid glands and other glands are fucked with from all the hormones in the food and water and other chemicals.
All this probably leads to depression.
1. you eat poison and drink bottled water with anti-hormone blockers in it
2. you feel sick and tired and unwell
3. your sickness takes up your energy. you feel fatigue and sleepy
4. Everything else in your life suffers
5. You become depressed from not only feeling unwell, but everything else suffering as a result
then people are unwilling to just not eat these foods, making them sickly, which would be a kind of choice
I acknowledge some of these factors but it doesn't seem like the whole picture