Why do we find very thin females more attractive than voluptuous ones?

Question by la_paienne: Why do we find very thin females more attractive than voluptuous ones?
Why has the model of female beauty changed from the curvacious figure of previous eras (for example, the Renaissance or the Victorian Age) to an exaggeratedly slender figure that only supermodels and speed addicts seem capable of maintaining? What social factors have contributed to this change? What female body type do you personally find attractive?

Best answer:

Answer by thedavecorp
Fat women used to denote money – they had enough money to have something to EAT.
Just like tan women used to be the peasant workers in the field, now it indicates leisure and fun.
Thin now indicates strength and control and fat indicates lazy slothfulness.

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