[ladyjane]

Years ago people were skinny. And it wasn’t just centuries ago. A few decades ago we were thinner.

A while back someone here on FR posted a link to youtube videos of a 1960’s program called Soul Train. See how thin people were back then. I was amazed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lODBVM802H8

That’s when soda bottles were small - 10 oz bottles- and cheeseburgers were half the size they are now.

I doubt you could find this many thin people all in one place now.

[discostu]

Of course the Soul Train crowd were professional dancers.

[vetvetdoug]

Years ago people were skinny

One trip to Wal Mart will confirm that maybe one person in ten is of a normal/skinny body conformation.

[bankwalker]

It turned about 1977. Dr. Jason Fung explains it all. He uses controlled studies from publications like JAMA and NEJM to illustrate his reasoning.