Toynbee says that no one chooses to be obese and that everybody wants to be thin. Even young children have now started to worry about body image she says and even the frequency of anorexia is rising. Furthermore, Toynbee writes that every day, a multibillion-pound industry that trades on our willingness to be thin, sends out a message that tells us that thin is good and fat is bad.
Being fat is a social class issue, says