Originally Posted by
anyajenkins
I'm sure most of the artists 'know' how fabric works just fine. They want to ignore so that they can draw muscles. It's a given that comics characters are 'unrealistic'. they are out of proportion, in everything, not just muscles. They're also abnormally tall and have freakishly small heads, too.
On the secondary topic of obesity, I think convience is just as big, if not a bigger factor than economics. My family's had obesity issues and my parents were pretty broke a lot when I was growing up. My mom would hit the McDonald's drive value menu on the way home from work, because it was cheap and easy. But during the really broke months, it was oatmeal for dinner, which is even cheaper, but not quite as easy ( though still not hard.) some healthier foods are more expensive, low fat ground beef is much more expensive than the lean, but ground turkey is generally cheaper than both. Sugar cereals are cheaper than healthy cereal, but that oatmeal in a tub is cheaper and healthy than most of the 'healthy' cereals.
As to how to change behavior, I have no idea. Stressed eating is a thing, but it caused by more than stress about weight and body image. And it isn't just 'stress' either. It's 'I'm stressed, I need cake, and it's I'm depressed I need cake, and I'm happy, I deserve cake to celebrate and it's the holidays, I have to have cake. Emotional eating can cover a wide range.