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In this March 16, 2010 photo provided by Cornell University, Prof. Brian Wansink, holds a plate illustrating how food portion size has grown over the AP - In this March 16, 2010 photo provided by Cornell University, Prof.
ABC News By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer Marilynn Marchione, Ap Medical Writer - Tue Mar 23, 7:52 am ET Has even the Last Supper been supersized? The food in famous paintings of the meal has grown by biblical proportions over the last millennium, researchers report in a medical journal Tuesday. Using a computer, they compared the size of the food to the size of the heads in 52 paintings of Jesus Christ and his disciples at their final meal before his death. If art imitates life, we're in trouble, the researchers conclude. the size of the plate, 66 percent, and the bread, 23 percent, between the years 1000 and 2000. Supersizing is considered a modern phenomenon, but "what we see recently may be just a more noticeable part of a very long trend," said Brian Wansink, a food behavior scientist at Cornell University. The Bible says the Last Supper took place on a Passover evening but gives little detail on specific foods besides bread and wine. They don't say there's a fruit cup or carrot cake," though other foods such as fish, eel, lamb and even pork have appeared in paintings through the years, Brian Wansink said. For the study, he used paintings featured in the book "Last Supper," published in 2000 by Phaidon Press. They include perhaps the most famous portrayal of the meal, by Leonardo da Vinci. Computer technology allowed them to scan, rotate and calculate images regardless of their orientation in the paintings. Details are in the April issue of the International Journal of Obesity. The study is "not very meaningful science," said Martin Binks, a behavioral health psychologist and a consultant at Duke University Medical Center. "We have real life examples of the increase in portion size -- all you have to do is look at what's being sold at fast-food restaurants." A more contemporary test would be to analyze portion sizes in Super Bowl commercials, he suggested. "That would be a much more meaningful snapshot of how this society's relationship to food has changed," Binks said.
Report Abuse 2000 years ago, it was customary to sit on pillows, not chairs when dining. Charoset would have been offered, but it was probably made with dates, not apples- a more common fruit at that time. Bitter herbs, unleavened bread, and lamb would have been served as well.
Report Abuse There is mention of Lamb in the Bible for the last supper. I'd have to look for an exact quote, but I remember one or more disciples was sent to secure a room for the meal & one or more was sent to get a lamb for the meal. If I am right, why would this article claim there was only mention of 'bread & wine'?
Report Abuse The Bible gives us the important details about the Last Supper. For a scientist to use his knowledge trying to "Supersize" it is a waste of intelligent thinking and completely irrelevant.
Report Abuse Did anyone know that a Roman god (Mithra) and his 12 followers also had a last supper? however just a copy (and not a good one) of previous gods.....
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