I'm sure the measure of one's girth has been something people would
obviously have noticed, commented on, joked about (too slim or too
fat), since forever.

One poster a while back noted that the first historical reference to
being fat was recorded by a man vexed because his daughter steadfastly
rejected a very successful Portugese merchant, who had met and fallen
in love with the youthful woman. She gave her reason for rejecting him
as his great girth, but then, as now, excuses are twice as handy as any
tool on the toolbelt.

Fact is, I greatly suspect she simply didn't want a much older husband,
like him - whether he was fat, thin, or any other body composition.

This was back in the days when Portugal was a major player in the world
of trading from across the "seven sea's". (Late 1400's - early 1500's).

Adak

i don't think so...in the middle ages a maiden would fast the day after
a night of glutony at the castle