Summary of 'A slim body symbolizes a beautiful mind'

Summary: This article written by Christina Hilstrøm, brings up the issue weight. For more than 3000 years human beings have chased the slim ideal, because it is seen as a sign of good moral and psychological stability. The sense of crispy chicken skin or other kinds of delicious food can wake our appétit and desire for food. That kind of desire is an ancient instinct that lays deep in our brain and when you can control that desire it shows that you have the self control and by that control of your lives. That is why people who suffer from anorexia feel better with themselves the less they eat. Even in some cases it has been seen that some married anorectics have fattened up his or hers consort, just to feel better.

Many famous people whom people luck up too such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Twiggy are perfect examples of the slim body ideal.

The word “diet” goes all the way back to the Antiquity. A word used about a certain lifestyle.

Since the Antiquity and up until now we still have the same perception. The fat people today are seen as outcasts. It is much more expensive to get a life insurance if you are fat and in some occasions impossible. The reason is that fat people are more likely to die in an earlier age than a regular slim person.