Through history, popular body shape - at least for women - has changed drastically. Sparta liked thin women. Rubens loved voluptuous. Now, thin is in, but here in the States overweight is the norm because we have so much fast food and no time to cook healthy stuff - much less exercise. I'm lucky to have a horse which gives me a lot of exercise. Walking and biking is good, too. When I was a teenager I starved myself, now I figure it's stupid. It's better to eat healthy and exercise. Another problem here is that we have no real mass transport in most cities, and in big cities it is not very safe to use the subway or even buses because of crime. Most everyone has a  car and drives - so not much exercise. Personally, I want to look like Angelina Jolie, LOL!!!!