This figurine is dated as possibly 8,000 years old. How did women (or anyone) get to be obese in prehistoric or ancient times? There wasn't any pizza, Danish cakes, eclairs, soda pop, or French fries. Maybe bacon? Did the Mom of the clan finish the bits of food left over from others not eating it all? Did she eat what was left in the back of the cave before it spoiled or reached its "use by" date? So as not to waste it?
Heavy women were considered attractive due to the fact that they could carry a baby full term. I guess. This is what I have read. Thinner women had an issue with being too thin and sickly and a lot of times could not carry a baby to full term. I don't know. I see a lot of thin women today who can spit out babies like they are baking cookies. That may be due to available nutritious food and modern medicine.
Check out PP Rubens painting titled "The Three Graces" from 1635. What were the women eating in that time period that put so many pounds on them? Or, was it being a lady of leisure (the Haves) meant not much physical activity and the pounds stayed with them along with the fact that they had all the decadent food they wanted available to them. However, I am thinking perhaps they were not 'morbidly' obese. And thin women (the have-nots) had to work long hours in the fields or in houses with just scraps to eat and perhaps many days no food at all?
It seems that today - heavy people are shunned and fat shamed.
Then along comes Semaglutide. Who qualifies for this "wonder drug"? Only those with the right insurance or plenty of money. It is the haves and the have-nots. Of course we don't know the long term ramifications of this "wonder drug" so it could be the have-nots have the last laugh. But it does seem more and more the fact that losing any amount of weight (if you really, really need to) can improve your chances of living a longer life so it may be worth the risk. There are always (and always will be) those that do NOT need to lose weight will think they do and abuse the drug. Of course. No woman is too rich or too thin, right?
Now comes the question. People who use this drug to lose weight - do they need to take it for the rest of their lives? If they don't change their eating habits, I suppose they will. Will the body become accustomed to the drug to where it no longer has the same effect and they will need to increase the dose to get the same desired effect? I guess we are going to find out. The marketing for this drug has soared sky high. Probably the fastest selling drug in history. Wait, maybe that was Viagra. I don't know. It will be interesting to see how this all turns out. Anybody remember fen-phen?