Re: skinny runners and fatness again

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:02:19 -0600, Rich Travsky <"
traRvEsky"@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote:

>> [Obesity is] At least as old as the Venus figurines, so not that recent.
>
>The figure can well represent a pregnant woman. Considerable
>weight gain there.

Not usually, no, apart from the bump itself, the breasts and a very
little extra padding overall. A pregnant woman can still be quite
skinny, like Demi Moore:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1720000/images/_1723870_liz_demi150.jpg

It's accepted by most people that the Venus figurines, while they may
not represent the typical woman, are realistic enough that they were
drawn from real-life examples of obesity.

>Humans can pig out, you know. Lifestyle.
[Snip example]
>Don't make the mistake of assuming what we can see today was the norm
>thousands and thousands ( if not hundreds of thousands or even millions) of
>years ago.

Sure. In men and older children, fat levels may be within normal
primate ranges, or may result from overeating. But adult women have
considerably more fat than that, and are infertile without it. That
suggests that a high level of fat is normal and has been a feature of
humans long enough to become a requirement. It also suggests that the
diet has been consistently adequate to supply that amount of fat.

>> infant fat at birth
>> is out on its own. That requires a convincing explanation, and I
>> haven't seen one yet.
>
>This has been gone over here. The mother not being able to lactate
>immediately, for example.

Which lasts for a few days, after which the infant continues to lay
down fat for many months.

--
Pauline Ross

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