MYTH: Thin People are Healthy
FACT: It is well documented and has been generally seen that it is very low weight and very high weight that increase mortality risks. The risk appears when you get to either of those two ends. Until then neither is life threatening. Add to this the fact that an obsession to be thin can often lead to eating disorders and other health threatening problems and it follows that thin is not synonymous with healthy.
MYTH: Thin People don’t need exercise
FACT: An inactive and sedentary lifestyle should be avoided by all, exercise is required for the good health and well being of everyone, not just some people and no matter what they weigh. A sedentary lifestyle puts you at risk of several diseases like diabetes and heart ailments. An active lifestyle gives you the benefits of strong bones and joints and toned muscles too!
MYTH: Thin People don’t get Heart Attacks
FACT: They do! Thin people are just as likely to get heart attacks given that levels of cholesterol and stress are some of the main factors responsible for heart disease and these certainly do not confine themselves to large people.
MYTH: Thin People are Happy
FACT: Happy is in the mind more than in the body. You can be any size but if you value yourself, are confident and have a positive self image and self esteem you will be happy! If you do not permit the media, the fashion industry and the ‘health’ industry to dictate how you should look, you will be happy. Permit good health and well being to determine your happiness!
MYTH: If I was thin, Prince Charming would come
FACT: This is the most pathetic ‘thin’ myth of all! Think back then to Princess Diana: At 18 she found her ‘Prince Charming’ who promptly then proceeded to stray from the marriage. All the weight that she lost thereafter did not keep the adulterous ‘Prince Charming’ in check, so all her bulimia and Anorexia were in vain after all! Prince Charming will come when he has to; he has nothing to do with whether you are size 0 or size 20.
Fact is, obesity is the last ‘allowed’ prejudice! It is no longer politically correct or at all acceptable to be racist, a religious bigot or have any of the other prejudices. Don’t let this prejudice get to you. Remember, you can be beautiful at any size; you just need to believe it!
by Reena Daruwalla, guest writer for Nancy Hayssen.com
http://www.nancyhayssen.com/blog/414/the-%e2%80%98thin%e2%80%99-myths/
2 comments:
I agree that more and more ads, modles, celebrity women, display like anorexia bodies.
It's ok to be thin, healthy thin, but to be that skinny is a problem- no offense.
They need some meat on their body cause then they look like ghosts or skeletons. 120 pounds should be a good weight for women ^^
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