Reply To: Eating Disorders in the Jewish community

In the “olden times” (like a hundred yrs. ago) it was considered pretty to be fat. It was believed that fat meant well nourished, & since the rich had enough money to buy all the food they wanted, a skinny person was viewed automatically as poor. Now what about the people who were thin by nature? Solution: They would stuff pillows into their clothing to appear healthy & well off.