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"Care for an Entrée With Your Entrée?" Gluttony, the Forgotten Sin
Patrick Madrid.blogspot.com ^ | June 4, 2009 | Patrick Madrid

Posted on 06/04/2009 7:46:20 AM PDT by GonzoII

Catering to gluttony is big business these days. Practically every restaurant — including all the popular chains that you and I and every other American dines at, now and then — goes way overboard in the super-sized portions they dish up and the bad-for-your-health ingredients in the food. For example, check out what one recent scientific study discovered about some dishes served at a very popular Italian food restaurant chain.

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TOPICS: Catholic; Moral Issues
KEYWORDS: gluttony; obesity
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To: razorboy

Oh, that’s right - on FR we never argue about anything. And nobody here ever defends his or her opinion against opposing opinions.

Whatever was I thinking actually debating an issue on a discussions forum like FR?

Sheesh. That’s a weak defense, rboy. The other guy wants to argue. Imagine that.


141 posted on 06/04/2009 6:58:47 PM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
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To: GonzoII

I note that before post 8 the article had been sidetracked. I really regret that. It’s a good topic for discussion, but evidently posting it in the religion forum wasn’t enough to keep the article on track.

I’d have been interested in hearing other posters discuss fasting, self-discipline, and particularly some of the points about spiritual gluttony that the original article mentioned.

Thanks for your effort.


142 posted on 06/04/2009 7:54:03 PM PDT by Judith Anne
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To: Judith Anne

You’re welcome.


143 posted on 06/04/2009 10:19:46 PM PDT by GonzoII ("That they may be one...Father")
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To: PrairieRoot

” And, every one of them will tell you to your face they have a metabolism problem or, the battle cry of the obese, “it’s my thyroid condition”.”

There are a lot of fat people who *don’t* eat like that, who actually do have physical problems.

Seems like nobody is looking for any causes other than overeating, though.


144 posted on 09/01/2010 12:54:05 AM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: GonzoII

To me, gluttony is eating until you can’t eat any more. Then you have given up your free will to stop eating, and have let your body decide for you that you have to stop. If you have no self-control, this is where you end up.

The problem is that it becomes worse and worse. Your stomach doesn’t exactly expand that much, but your organs get used to secreting more and more enzymes, so it takes longer and longer for you to feel satiated.

And with that analysis, I have used up the last of my calories from dinner and am counting the hours until McDonald’s starts serving breakfast.


145 posted on 09/01/2010 1:28:41 AM PDT by firebrand
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To: GonzoII

About avoiding places that serve too much food:

There is a restaurant in my neighborhood that has prix fixe night for a lower price than it would cost to order a la carte. But there is too much food. They give you an amuse-bouche and then appetizer, entree, and dessert. It’s a good deal but I avoid prix fixe night and go for the nine-dollar pasta night. Yes, it’s pasta, but no extras, and it is just right.


146 posted on 09/01/2010 1:34:14 AM PDT by firebrand (name of place available through freepmail)
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To: edge10

Our local Claim Jumper closed. They used to have the greatest fajitas!


147 posted on 04/19/2011 8:59:57 PM PDT by diamond6 (Check out: http://www.biblechristiansociety.com/home.php and learn about the faith.)
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