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Study of Biblical Proportions
Mar. 23, 2010 10:30 am
Not even the disciples have the discipline needed for portion control, apparently.
We've been overeating our way through ever-larger portions over the past 1,000 years, a U.S. study revealed after studying more than 50 paintings of the Biblical Last Supper.
Next up, rising calorie counts in still-lifes.
The study, by a Cornell University professor and his brother who is a Presbyterian minister and a religious studies professor, showed that the sizes of the portions and plates in the artworks, which were painted over the past millennium, have gradually grown by between 23 and 69 percent.
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