I’m not so sure about modern people being “lazy and fat” sitting in an upper room not caring about the Divine Ones. However, a point should be made that the amazing amount of toxins and chemicals in our food do impact our endocrine systems and that can produce obesity. Same as the king above. Why judge him when we do not know if he had a thyroid problem or some other ailment. Lack of nutrients and poverty are also associated with obesity because people work a lot of jobs and don’t have time for exercise. Further, we only spray about 10 different nutrients on our crops rather than using organic fertilizers made from natural compost and composted manure which is much higher in nutrients, vitamins and phytochemicals. As a result, when we eat now, we feel hungry even tho we ate a full plate of “modern” foods because our bodies were looking for nutrients that should have been there but weren’t due to “modern” farming practices. Further, we dump 53 billion tons of chemicals on our crops, including unnatural fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. When we mine, we dig up tons of toxins not meant to be released into our air and water supply. We concoct plastics and other materials out of chemicals not meant to be near humans. All of these unnatural toxins can and do affect our bodies and our metabolisms. Obesity in modern society is a much more complex issue. Kosher may have been enuf to stay fit 2600 years ago, but the world is much more complex now and we need to be aware of that, following a Kosher diet or not. The new mantra is really organic, sustainable, bioresponsible, fair trade. If you want to add Kosher on that go right ahead. No problem.