Wow, the immigrant pictures are striking. I've also seen ones of chubby indians as well, and that always struck me as odd. How could they be chunky chasing buffalo and hunting all the time? Is there other historical accounts of an obese population. I've heard that Egyptians suffered from diabetes and heart disease and some were fat, though I don't know how true that is. I know overeating is documented in history, and a medieval cure was to eat fatty, greasy foods. I'm not sure if this is correct, but even the word bulimia comes from the greek word bulimos which means hungry like the ox. Don't know what the factors were in their food addiction, but would it be safe to say stress was certainly one of them?