A Ponderance

Who was the first fat person in history?

At what point had we advanced far enough as a species to facilitate excess weight gain?

Early man, as we all know, was nomadic. If we spent all of that time roaming around, we had no opportunity to get fat, right? But what about agriculture? What of early civilization? When were we so far removed from hunting/gathering and consistent exercise that a person who was comfortable in their lifestyle could eat and remain sedentary long enough to get fat?

I bet the first fat guy was a king.

A ruler, government official, mortal deity; whomever was so inclined to do nothing but order others around all day was surely the first to get fat.

What did everyone else think?

They had surely never seen a fat person before. Maybe a pudgy old person, grown saggy and stooped with age and inactivity, but not a young, healthy chap. Of course, they'd all seen pregnant women before.

They probably thought their king was pregnant.

"Hey Gamelon, have you seen Esthezius lately?"
"Yeah, I have... Looks kind of odd, don't you think?"
"That's what I was thinking! He reminds me of my wife before she birthed our third."
"You don't think he's expecting a brood do you?"
"I don't know. I've never seen a pregnant man."

I'll bet a lot of early efforts to create substantial government were hindered by the public opinion that their leader was pregnant.