Was obesity even possible in medieval times?

It was very possible, but not necessarily likely. The things that modern day contribute heavily to obesity are: Tobacco, alcohol, added sugars, saturated fatty acids. Assuming we talk about <1500, sweets and tobacco weren't really common in the old world. read more

Stigmatization of obesity in medieval times: Asia and Europe AJ Stunkard1*, WR LaFleur1 and TA Wadden1 1Departments of Psychiatry and East Asian Studies of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA OBJECTIVE: To describe the stigmatization of obesity in medieval times in Asia and in Europe. DESIGN: Literature review. read more