http://www.artchive.com/artchive/r/rubens/rubens_leucippus.jpg

here is a painting of his so you understand what i mean

because back then it wasn't fashionalbe to be thin it ment that you were poor, lack of eating and all. They were healthy. The fat the man the richer he was. that and think about it. US is one of the countries that focuses on being thin, working long hours and not enjoying life now. Europe for example, they work hard but they also know when to quick and enjoy life today. And they eat.

Until the 20th century, people labored hard. The work of survival meant one had to be very strong and was usually also very tanned from being outdoors. The diet was simple and there wasn't a lot of food to go around -- just enough to exist, so they were muscular and lean and tan. Today we call that healthy, but then it was a telling sign that a person was from the common working class. People who were at the top of society stayed indoors more, so their skin was very white, they did a lot of social eating and had a variety of food, so they were well-fed, and they didn't have to labor, so the calories they consumed went to fat. A woman who had radiantly healthy pink skin and a nice handful of flab was a turn-on. One had to be rich to look like that.