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My mother's side of the family often attempts to shame me for not being overweight like them. On the rare occasions I see them, I always hear "just try to live a little" and "you gotta enjoy life." But I do live and I enjoy life. I just do it in a healthier manner than they do.

They are all "Christians" yet they will quickly become offended if you remind them that gluttony is a deadly sin according to their bible.

A little bit of self respect goes a long way.

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Many think the deadly seven are recorded in the Bible. Even though each of the seven is a sin, this list is not contained in Scripture. The history of this sin categorization began in the year 400.

Evagrius Ponticus, a fourth-century monk, described eight evils to resist. Two centuries later, Pope Gregory 1 refined the inventory to seven. [0]

[0]https://www.christianity.com/wiki/sin/what-are-the-seven-dea...

I stand corrected. However, in the US, gluttony is certainly the most deadly sin.

One of the last things people are allowed to be shamed for it would seem. That and baldness.

I’m never met anyone who was shamed for being bald. Being bald isn’t much of a choice.

there are ads where bald guy is sad and lonely then gets a hairtransplant and lands a beautiful lady. I started balding in my teens. I remember visiting my extended family and that ad came on TV, they all at me with 'see there is hope' look.

There are plenty of things people are shamed for. Your list includes some of them but is more insightful about your perspective than society’s.

Spoken like someone who's never been overweight.

Overweight and bald, thanks. One by choice, one by genetics.

It’s actually sloth.

Plastic Might Be Making You Obese https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-11/plasti...

It would be great if we could blame our surroundings.

https://www.openbible.info/topics/obesity

So is greed. Yet “greed is good” is a common mantra in the US.

I think that is really only a “common mantra” for many business owners/executives and the Fox News crowd. I like to think that most of us that contribute to society don’t feel that way.

There's money to be made off 6 of the 7 deadly sins, and they are strongly. Not much room for sloth, though. Gotta work to afford indulging in the other 6.

> Not much room for sloth, though.

Isn't that the whole business model for uber eats and its ilk?

Designing all towns and cities to optimize for cars at the expense of walking and biking seems like a form of sloth.

Extreme obesity is a chronic disease. Is not "just a life choice" and definitely is not a sin.

The bible authors didn't knew a single thing about human metabolism, leptine role in fat cells, or gut corrective surgery. Searching for medical advice in the bible would end with proposing trepanation to cure a migraine.

Many obese people need proper help and treatment just like any other addict. We’ve somehow managed to make obesity a protected class in our society which in turns makes it worse. It’s absolutely crazy to hear an obese person pass judgement on a meth head or an alcoholic or a heroin addict. They all need treatment. One is no better than the other. They need medical attention.

I agree. Everyone around them should encourage extremely obese people to get immediate treatment. It’s a deadly disease.

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