Jeffery Sobal, associate professor in nutritional sciences at Cornell University, U.S.A., points out: “Through the nineteenth century, almost all societies equated heaviness with elevated social status.
Jeffery Sobal, dosen bidang ilmu gizi di Cornell University, AS, menjelaskan, ” Sepanjang abad kesembilan belas, hampir seluruh masyarakat menganggap orang yang tubuhnya gemuk berstatus sosial tinggi.