Why every woman needs a fat friend

The Daily Mail reports:

There is a truth universally acknowledged that any woman will look a hundred times more beautiful when standing next to a fat friend.

Slim and gorgeous women might surround themselves with equally delectable friends most of the time, but when their confidence needs a boost they will soon roll out their chubby pals.

It's a form of instant therapy, which has the same visual effect as a week on the cabbage soup diet.

The building confidence theory.