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Originally posted by KRL
We've been brainwashed to believe skinny is better. In ancient days the fatter you were the wealthier you were. Skinny people were looked down on as not being able to afford lots of food.
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Inconsequential fact you forgot to mention: average life expectancy was late 30's back then. People didn't live long enough to die of atheriosclerotic diseases. Obseity and a lifetime of cramming yourself with shitty food doesn't usually catch up with you until your 40's and 50's.