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9. Comment #466608 by Plasma Engineer
Ahh media hype and the zietgiest my friend.
Didn't I read on these pages recently of a culture where the young girls were practically force fed to fatten them up for marriage as that was preferred by the males of the tribe....must try and find the link. Can't find the story on RD.net but here's a Guardian article on the same subject:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/01/mauritania-force-feeding-marriage
Anyway, a quick scope through our past will show that the fuller figure lady was favoured as a sign of good health and child bearing ability and is still a body type prefered even today.
http://www.livescience.com/health/090416-sos-fat.html
Permalink Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:06:00 UTC | #446745