If we are unable to control our eating habits, we are probably also unable to control other habits, such as those of the mind (lust, covetousness, anger) and unable to keep our mouths from gossip or strife. We are not to let our appetites control us, but we are to have control over our appetites.
Kung wala tayong kontrol sa pagkain, malamang na wala rin tayong kontrol sa iba pang gawain ng katawan gaya ng mga gawaing nagaganap sa ating isip (pagnanasa sa babae o lalaki, galit at pagiimbot) at malamang na wala din tayong kakayahan na pigilin ang ating dila laban sa pagti-tsismis at paninirang puri.