There is always a silver lining to every cloud. The dark gathering clouds of spiraling food prices and runaway inflation too have a silver lining for all the millions who are suffering from obesity. If experts are to be believed, inflation in the prices of food commodities would result in considerable dietary changes of the populace. Reduced food intake by billions of people worldwide would result in significant drop in the average weight of people the world over. With the food crisis worsening, experts predict that there will be huge drop in waistlines within next 5-7 years.
A significant side-effect of food shortages, consequent inflation in food prices and reduced obesity will be that over-indulgence in food will be a luxury very few people in the world will be able to afford. This could possibly result in obesity becoming some sort of status symbol, a fashion statement and a symbol of prosperity and wealth in difficult times. People will flaunt their big bellies and butts in the way they flaunt cars or jewelry. Fashion experts are already predicting that fat around the waist and buttocks will soon become very trendy and people who can afford to be fat will start wearing clothes that will enable them to show-off their water-melon shaped bellies and thunder thighs
A significant side-effect of food shortages, consequent inflation in food prices and reduced obesity will be that over-indulgence in food will be a luxury very few people in the world will be able to afford. This could possibly result in obesity becoming some sort of status symbol, a fashion statement and a symbol of prosperity and wealth in difficult times. People will flaunt their big bellies and butts in the way they flaunt cars or jewelry. Fashion experts are already predicting that fat around the waist and buttocks will soon become very trendy and people who can afford to be fat will start wearing clothes that will enable them to show-off their water-melon shaped bellies and thunder thighs
Last Updated ( Sunday, 11 May 2008 12:06 )
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