Women are supposed to be decorative (according to very narrow standards), and to take up as little space as possible in the world: fat women break both of those rules (Getty) The obesity epidemic ...

Voluptuous Venus figurines from Ice Age Europe and Asia suggest that ancient people coveted obese women during lean times ... 22,000 to 30,000 years old. Alamy Stock Photo They found that ...

A typical 'all you can eat' buffet, USA (Alamy) "Population-based strategies ... when 63 per cent of men and 55 per cent of women were overweight or obese. There have been several high profile ...

Sally Peck explains what needs to change Government figures show 30 per cent of children aged between 2 and 15 are now overweight or obese Credit: Photo: ALAMY ... and young women, base a ...