Bread to Head Ratio: the Last Supper, Supersized

An in depth analysis of 52 notable artistic depictions of the Last Supper indicates that over the past 1,000 years the portions of food served to the Disciples of Christ have grown larger with time, NPR reports on its health blog Shots. Apparently, even Jesus can "Have it His way!"

How did researchers reach this conclusion? The Bread to Head Ratio, of course. The paintings were analyzed by a computer: "To account for varying sizes of the paintings and their foods , the size of bread loaves and main dishes was indexed based on the average head size of the people around the table."

The question now is, should we start portioning our meals based on hat size? Would this lead to healthier meal deals at Micky D's and Wendy's? A drive thru menu super-sized by the circumference of your skull? We can only pray.

Image by Alexander Baxevanis

posted by nthWORD at 6:39 AM