Insightful

I am currently researching the work of Georges Vigarollo, a historian 

of body representations in European culture. Ended up viewing the below

piece on obesity which is very interesting: an obese person's metabolism

is skewed in all kinds of way which make loosing weight challenging.

Not sure if I am the best person to translate this, but it is insightful to my

underdtandig of things.

https://wikimonde.com/article/Ob%C3%A9sit%C3%A9

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Taking a historical run at things does add a layer of comprehension,

though. Vigarello points out that, obesity today is worldwide and the affair

of popular classes. It is also seen as the inability to nourish onwself properly

in a context of abundance.

We  know that those who drink moderately are less susceptible to vascular 

illness than the totally abstinent. Let's take an example: the current upper-caste 

denizen of the US White House, said to be abstinent. With a

known diet ranging from expensive steaks to the McDonalds Filet o'Fish. Were 

this person to be a moderate drinker, he might not be having dessert at the steak 

house, or that milk shake at Mickey D's. And would have a somewhat thinner waistline.

Because, eating steak and drinking alcohol developed together. And that milkshake

is such camp fun within American culture, it is his job to appreciate it.

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