Comments on: Obesity in the 18th century http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/ PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, GHOSTWRITER, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. Sat, 26 May 2012 00:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Welshcakes Limoncello http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-92048 Welshcakes Limoncello Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:32:53 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/#comment-92048 Yes, it just goes to show our changing perceptions. I agree with Philipa, too. Yes, it just goes to show our changing perceptions. I agree with Philipa, too.

]]> By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-91864 Ellee Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:07:08 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/#comment-91864 Pip, I agree with your sentiments. You only have to remember Hogarth's Britian, the drunkenness and promiscuity that was rife then. Times haven't changed, though we obviously try to live healthier lives today. I also think we analyse too much. Pip, I agree with your sentiments. You only have to remember Hogarth’s Britian, the drunkenness and promiscuity that was rife then. Times haven’t changed, though we obviously try to live healthier lives today. I also think we analyse too much.

]]> By: Philipa http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-91863 Philipa Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:54:04 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/#comment-91863 This post highlights the obsession the media, and thus the government, has with telling us how to be 'acceptable to society'. The media rage on about how dreadful things are, how much better things were only X years ago, when X+1 years ago they were either worse or just the same and the only difference is that things were viewed differently. The sinister side-effect of this are incidents like that of the plump couple having their children threatened to be taken away from them if they don't lose weight. A totalitarian state based on FATuous moralising. This post highlights the obsession the media, and thus the government, has with telling us how to be ‘acceptable to society’. The media rage on about how dreadful things are, how much better things were only X years ago, when X+1 years ago they were either worse or just the same and the only difference is that things were viewed differently. The sinister side-effect of this are incidents like that of the plump couple having their children threatened to be taken away from them if they don’t lose weight.

A totalitarian state based on FATuous moralising.

]]> By: Quasar9 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-91834 Quasar9 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:00:16 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/#comment-91834 A couple of centuries ago obesity was more a disease of the well to do, or at least the better off ... who could afford 'meat' though I dare say even among those with smaller food budgets there would have been some with larger appetites who indulged in bread, beer and (thick) pastry pies - or whatever else they could lay their hands on A couple of centuries ago obesity was more a disease of the well to do, or at least the better off … who could afford ‘meat’
though I dare say even among those with smaller food budgets there would have been some with larger appetites who indulged in bread, beer and (thick) pastry pies – or whatever else they could lay their hands on

]]> By: Jeremy Jacobs http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-91796 Jeremy Jacobs Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:43:23 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/#comment-91796 Looks amazingly like Mr Creosote Looks amazingly like Mr Creosote

]]> By: Winchester whisperer http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-91789 Winchester whisperer Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:42:42 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/#comment-91789 He looks as if he enjoyed those hearty breakfasts of sides of mutton, kippers, sausages, bacon, sardines etc that Dr Johnson referred to. He looks as if he enjoyed those hearty breakfasts of sides of mutton, kippers, sausages, bacon, sardines etc that Dr Johnson referred to.

]]> By: Jean-Luc Picard http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/comment-page-1/#comment-91664 Jean-Luc Picard Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:17:21 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/04/28/obesity-in-the-18th-century/#comment-91664 I remember reading about him in the 'Guiness Book Of Records' I remember reading about him in the ‘Guiness Book Of Records’

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