| Monday, March 26, 2007 |
| Chapter 6: The Rich, The Poor, and the FDA |
In medieval times, obesity was regarded as a sign of affluence being the prerogative of Barons, Lords and the Clergy.4 In the renaissance period, the paintings and sculptures of well-padded females by Botticelli, Da Vinci and Raphael or the curvaceous nudes of Rubens all suggest that a certain degree of obesity was admired. In the 18th century, the possession of a bulging paunch was not regarded as exceptional or as a matter of shame.5 By the late 19th century, there were signs of a shift in attitude with obesity being regarded as an affliction.6 Thinness was now regarded as a symbol of feminine beauty and in upper class society, there was interest in slimming aids such as ephedrine. Such attitudes have continued into the 20th century and have been reinforced by the re-discovery of related health risks
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Back in medieval times, the fatter you were, the easier it was for people to recognize your status. Poor people back then did not have the money for the fatty food of the time, so they were pretty much forced to eat healthy with what little they had. The fat would look down upon the thin, for they were the dirty lower class.
Today, we have almost a mixture of the two, with the rich and the poor being thin, and the rich, poor, and middle class also being fat. Thing is, in medieval times, the rich and snobby were almost punished for the way they behaved with rotting teeth, scurvy and the like, because of the awful food they ate. These days, the rich punish themselves by telling themselves, and each other, that the size 2 dress they are wearing means they are incredibly obese, and they wind up starving themselves, or becoming bulimic, both of which, again, ruins the body. Bulimia is known to rot your teeth and ruin your vocal cords, and anorexia can weaken your bones and mess up your internal organs.
On the other hand, the poor are the ones who wind up becoming fat and their bodies get weakened as well. The food that is ultimately bad for us is what is cheapest, while healthy, and/or organic food is extremely expensive, and wouldn't feed a person for a day, if they bought it for the same price. They wind up getting weak organs and rotting teeth as well.
This is where the FDA comes in to save the day, by making us all dependent on drugs. Its a joint effort on both halves of the Food and Drug Administration. They make the food horrendous so we will have to take pills for the rest of our lives. They are only in this for the money, and not for the well being of the American public. Know this. Do your research and find out what natural plants can help heal and maybe even cure your ailments, instead of just suppressing the symptoms. Don't become a slave to the FDA.
Hope I didn't get flagged again. ;)
Read this for more info on food and class in medieval times.
Labels: anorexia, bulimia, drugs, fat, fda, food, healthy, medieval, obese, pills, skinny, thin, unhealthy |
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