Would Buddha, Jesus and Mohammad Agree that Obesity is a Disease?

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By Ernest Disney-Britton

Buddha in his six years of continuously practicing all forms of severe austerity.

If we model our lives after the lives of Jesus, Buddha or Mohammad, can we also be fat? Not if we look to the examples from history's religious artists, and now you can add the American Medical Association to that list. According to ABC NEWS, "The American Medical Association confronted some weighty issues at its annual meeting in Chicago this week. In perhaps its biggest policy change on weight and health to date, the AMA recognized obesity as a disease." For 1,000s of years, artist-followers of Jesus, Buddha or Muhammad have given us examples of the ideal we should embody. This ideal is slim, perhaps even gaunt; a person who walks extensively (exercise), fasts regularly, and always eats and drinks in moderation. True-followers, who treat their body-temples like Jesus, Buddha or Mohammad don't need the American Medical Association to "weigh-in."

Depicting the prophet Mohammed

"White Crucifixion" by Chagall