themindinsensitivetospirituality.Excessweightonthebodycausesinnumerablehealthproblemsto
arise.
Obesityisabodyconditionproducedbythestorageofexcessiveamountsoffatin
adipose(fatty)tissuebeneaththeskinaswellaswithinotherorganssuchasthe
muscles,liver,etc.Allmammalsstoresomeamountofbodyfat.Innormalhuman
femalesingeneralsociety,thestorageoffatasapercentageoftotalbodyweightis
25 percent,andformales, 15 percent.Theprocessingoffatcanyieldtwicethepo-
tentialenergyascomparedcarbohydrateorprotein.Itisthereforeanotherwayof
storingenergyfortimesoffutureneed.However,whenthereisanoverabundance
offatinthebody,thebodyworksinefficientlyanddevelopsanaestheticallydis-
pleasingformwhichisinherentlyso,sinceitdeviatesfromthenaturalformwhich
would be dictated by the genes i.e. nature.
Obesity:
Storageofgreatlyincreasedamountsoffat,however,isassociatedwithimpairment
ofhealth.Datafrominsurancecompanyrecordsshowthatpersonswhoare 30 per-
centormoreoverweightrunmeasurablyincreasedrisksofdisease,notablydia-
betes,cardiovascularandgallbladderdisease,andarthritis,andoftenencounter
complicationsinsurgery.Obesityisaresultoftakinginmoreenergyinfoodthan
oneusesinactivity.Scientistshavefoundthatbothobeseandnormal-weight
peoplegooneatingbinges,butpeopleofnormalweightreducetheirintakeafter-
wardtocompensate,whereasobesepeopledonot.Besidesexcesseating,obesity
canalsobecausedbyreducedactivity,andthisoftenoccursinpersonswhoare
sedentary or bedridden. 55
ThereisaKemeticProverbianProverb”whichhighlightsthenegativeeffectsofexcessbulkonthe
body.
“Aninfant’ssoulisaltogetherathingofbeautytosee,notyetbe-
fouledbybody’spassions,stillallbuthangingfromtheCosmic
Soul!Butwhenthebodygrowsinbulkanddrawethdownthesoul
intoitsmass,thendoththesoulcutoffitselfandbringuponitself
forgetfulness,andnomoresharethintheBeautifulandGood
(God); and this forgetfulness becometh vice.”
Theseteachingsrefertomorethanphysicalbulk.Thismeansthatfatnessismorethanjustafactor
relatedtothevolumeofexcessweight.Inotherwords,onecanbephysicallythinandstillbespiritu-
ally“fat.”Thedensityofthematter,whichcomprisesthecellsofthebody,isaffectedbythediffer-
entkindsoffoods(physical,mental,spiritual)ingested.Themoreearthlythephysical,mentaland
soulfoodsare,themoredensitythereisinthetissuesofthebody.Thus,themoreresistancethereis