According to Szasz , despite their scientific appearance , the diets imposed were a moral substitute to the former fasts .
The social injunction not to be overweight is to be considered as a moral order , not as a scientific advice as it claims to be .
According to Szasz , despite their scientific appearance , the diets imposed were a moral substitute to the former fasts , and the social injunction not to be overweight is to be considered as a moral order , not as a scientific advice as it claims to be .