OBESITY AS A DISEASE | Siiri Laidla: a large part of malnutrition stems from loneliness. The same is true of alcoholism

The topic of weight is constantly on the agenda. Fat and thin have been opposed since the beginning of time. Just read A. Chekhov's short story "Fat and Thin". Once, being plump meant wealth. The rich ate good nutritious food. Artists were attracted by plump volumes. Fashion changed, thinness became the norm for models. Fat people began to be looked down upon. Yes - a fat woman was "out of shape", but a fat man was "respectable". The image of th…