The tide might finally be turning for those of us who enjoy a good feed?

Ii it just me or does everyone think the tide might finally be turning for those of us who enjoy a good feed?

I was delighted to read that a Nobel Prize-winning scientist found fleshy women have better sex than thin ones.

Geneticist Dr James Watson claims chubby folk have higher levels of mood-boosting endorphins and of MSH (that's the sexual desire hormone, apparently), making them heftier, happier and hungry for love.

Thin people, according to Dr Watson, are more likely to be discontented and work much harder to find happiness.

This may or may not be true, it's not for me to say since the last time I was thin I know for a fact I was very happy. Not because of all the good lovin' I was getting, but because I had just saved enough money to buy the Village People tape. That's right, we're talking 1980.

I can confirm that if happiness for you is half a bottle of wine, a cheese platter and a romp in the hay, then Dr Watson is probably speaking your language because he's certainly speaking mine.

I should emphasis though this new discovery is not designed to make thin people feel bad.

The truth is we all love the look of thin people. Certainly, the thought of thin people doing the nasty is a lot more appetising than conjuring fatty boombahs doing what they (apparently) love best.

I don't despise supermodels for being thin, I just think it is part of their job description. But it's perfectly okay to be portly too; just ask Dr Watson, he's totally up for it.

I know he's already got a Nobel, but I reckon someone should give Dr Watson a new award because thanks to him big mamas like me finally have something everyone else wants.

Sure, in the past men might have wanted us for our jolly disposition or culinary aptitude, but did they think we'd make them the envy of their friends? Probably not.

Well guess whose husband has a jolly disposition now?

No doubt we haven't heard the end of the body image debate. Do-gooders will still campaign to have Barbie beefed up (Ken has read Dr Watson's report and I've heard he agrees wholeheartedly), and deep down, big girls will probably always wish they were thin.

But in the meantime big mamas, it turns out our thighs are a gift from God, so we might as well make the most of them.