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"Fat" Kate Moss Is a Sign of Lean Times?
Kate Moss, fairly or not, has been a symbol for heroin-chic and anorexia since the mid-90s when, at the tender age of 14, her modeling career took off.
Making her the symbol for unhealthy thinness has always seemed unfair to me for many reasons. Some healthy teenagers are scrawny looking; Kate's body type has always been on the waifish side (especially compared to the size-six early '90s glamazons like Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford); and since then, her slender '90s frame has been replaced by the truly skeletal clothes-hanger body types on the runway.
Speak Up: Has Your Family Ever Pressured You to Diet or Be Thin?
We learn a lot about relationships from our immediate family. Not only do we learn how to relate to other people, but also things like money and food. If fact, researchers have found that sitting down to regular family meals can help prevent eating disorders.
French Parliament Outlaws Thinness
While we all know French women don't get fat, now they might be forbidden by law to appear too thin. The French parliament's lower house passed a controversial bill today that will make it illegal for anyone — that includes fashion magazines, advertisers, and websites — to publicly encourage extreme thinness.
If the bill passes the French Senate, the no-thin law will be the strongest of its kind.
Spain Bans Ultra-Thin Mannequins
Women are made to feel awful about their healthy size. Who could blame them with all the super thin models and celebrities glorifying their bony frames? When we go shopping, the latest fashions of tight leggings and skinny jeans are no help.
Liv Tyler Agrees That Size Zero is Unhealthy
Liv Tyler recently talked about dieting and motherhood. She said, "I've been on a diet my whole life." Being in the public eye, she spent years worrying about her weight, that is, until she became a mom.
Thin the Movie: The Reality of Eating Disorders
Eating disorders affect 5 million people in the U.S. More than 10% of those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa will die from the disease. Seeking to put a human face on these sobering statistics, acclaimed photographer Lauren Greenfield went inside a Florida treatment center to tell the stories of four women who are literally dying to be thin.
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The Secrets of Thin People
Do you ever look at that girl sitting next to you at work, the one who seems to be constantly eating but still thin, and wonder what is her secret? Real Simple has recently revealed some secrets of thin people, how they get there and how they stay there.
- Thin people favor bulky foods.
- Thin people watch portion sizes.
- Thin people can put themselves first.
- Thin people have thin parents.
- Thin people don’t skip meals.
- Thin people limit their options. There's more secrets, so read more
Part Two: 8 Secrets of the Naturally Thin
We all want to know what those naturally thin people are doing to stay so um, naturally thin. Prevention has discovered that healthy thin people just don't think about food the same way as everyone else. In this 8 part series, I'll reveal Prevention's 8 secrets of naturally thin people one by one.
Weekend Reading: Thin for Life
You guys were interested in the secrets of thin people, I figured that I'd let you know about a book you may find interesting.
The book, Thin for Life gives a refreshing insight on how to lose weight by looking at real people who have done it successfully! To write the book, Anne Fletcher the author and dietitian, surveyed 160 people who succeeded in losing at least 20 pounds and keeping the weight off for at least 3 years (though some lost far more weight and kept it off longer).
Fittingly Mad: thinkThin bars
I recently came across these thinkThin bars in the grocery store and was fuming about them. Think thin? I'm sorry.
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