Am I the only one who thinks Kate Middleton is anorexic?

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Anonymous wrote:She may not be Anorexic, but she is more than likely underweight, which is not healthy.

That's debatable. Sever studies indicate underweight people live longer than average sized.

You have it backwards...most studies show that Overweight people live longer than normal people.

Link please?

Overweight people.do not live longer and they are not healthier than skinny people.

I am not the PP but I find it crazy that you expect to be provided with information when YOU are the one who doesnt know it.

It's called google, figure it out. This is not news, and there's a whole New York Times article that came out last year that was discussed pretty widely. Again- google is your friend- and responsibility.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd guess she probably eats a very restricted diet. Lean proteins + veggies kind of thing. She was probably 15-20lbs heavier when she was at university.

And that amount of weight does not just fall off. She must have worked hard.

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Anonymous wrote:She may not be Anorexic, but she is more than likely underweight, which is not healthy.

That's debatable. Sever studies indicate underweight people live longer than average sized.

You have it backwards...most studies show that Overweight people live longer than normal people.

Link please?

Overweight people.do not live longer and they are not healthier than skinny people.

I am not the PP but I find it crazy that you expect to be provided with information when YOU are the one who doesnt know it.

It's called google, figure it out. This is not news, and there's a whole New York Times article that came out last year that was discussed pretty widely. Again- google is your friend- and responsibility.

Nope. You cannot make outrageous claims like that without backing it up with facts.

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Anonymous wrote:Too bony for my taste. She needs to gain 10-15 pounds and round out a bit, she is not at a healthy weight at first glance, and people like that generally have problems as they get older because of it.

You know, she looks like she has a higher body fat ratio than those women on my mom's island that live well into their hundreds and are considered some of the healthiest people in the world.

Perhaps our view in America is skewed as to what a healthy weight is.

We are bombarded with images of incredibly fat and obese people, where overweight is considered "healthy" or "average", or on the flip side skinny movie stars with cosmetically enhanced boobs, butts, cheeks and lips that give a completely wrong view as to what healthy skinny looks like.

I bet if Kate had breast implants you would not be posting this and would think she looked just fine.

Uh...you can't compare a middle aged woman to a woman in her 90's. Elderly people are known for having a hard time holding onto weight. And to be quite frank, if our view of woman in America is skewed it's that normal woman are fat. Not that fat = normal as you suggested. So the fact that people are seeing a thin woman and saying she needs to GAIN weight is saying something in and of itself. And no I'm not basing anything I said on her breasts, I personally hate fake boobs but that was a strange argument to try and put in there. Being underweight is unhealthy, there are a number of studies that have shown this. It becomes even more problematic as you get older and find it harder to gain weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1 "not every thin person is anorexic"

Some of us are just built this way - even in our 40s after two kids.

This.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She may not be Anorexic, but she is more than likely underweight, which is not healthy.

That's debatable. Sever studies indicate underweight people live longer than average sized.

You have it backwards...most studies show that Overweight people live longer than normal people.

Link please?

Overweight people.do not live longer and they are not healthier than skinny people.

I am not the PP but I find it crazy that you expect to be provided with information when YOU are the one who doesnt know it.

It's called google, figure it out. This is not news, and there's a whole New York Times article that came out last year that was discussed pretty widely. Again- google is your friend- and responsibility.

Nope. You cannot make outrageous claims like that without backing it up with facts.

It's not outrageous. It's actually commonly accepted wisdom now. Educate yourself, don't rely on others.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Too bony for my taste. She needs to gain 10-15 pounds and round out a bit, she is not at a healthy weight at first glance, and people like that generally have problems as they get older because of it.

You know, she looks like she has a higher body fat ratio than those women on my mom's island that live well into their hundreds and are considered some of the healthiest people in the world.

Perhaps our view in America is skewed as to what a healthy weight is.

We are bombarded with images of incredibly fat and obese people, where overweight is considered "healthy" or "average", or on the flip side skinny movie stars with cosmetically enhanced boobs, butts, cheeks and lips that give a completely wrong view as to what healthy skinny looks like.

I bet if Kate had breast implants you would not be posting this and would think she looked just fine.

Uh...you can't compare a middle aged woman to a woman in her 90's. Elderly people are known for having a hard time holding onto weight. And to be quite frank, if our view of woman in America is skewed it's that normal woman are fat. Not that fat = normal as you suggested. So the fact that people are seeing a thin woman and saying she needs to GAIN weight is saying something in and of itself. And no I'm not basing anything I said on her breasts, I personally hate fake boobs but that was a strange argument to try and put in there. Being underweight is unhealthy, there are a number of studies that have shown this. It becomes even more problematic as you get older and find it harder to gain weight.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:+1 "not every thin person is anorexic"

Some of us are just built this way - even in our 40s after two kids.

This.

True but in Kate Middleton's case if you see pictures of her from 5 years ago it's very clear that she's not built the way she looks now. I don't know if she's anorexic but I do think she's under tremendous pressure and one of the things she can control is what and how much she eats.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She may not be Anorexic, but she is more than likely underweight, which is not healthy.

That's debatable. Sever studies indicate underweight people live longer than average sized.

You have it backwards...most studies show that Overweight people live longer than normal people.

Link please?

Overweight people.do not live longer and they are not healthier than skinny people.

I am not the PP but I find it crazy that you expect to be provided with information when YOU are the one who doesnt know it.

It's called google, figure it out. This is not news, and there's a whole New York Times article that came out last year that was discussed pretty widely. Again- google is your friend- and responsibility.

Nope. You cannot make outrageous claims like that without backing it up with facts.

It's not outrageous. It's actually commonly accepted wisdom now. Educate yourself, don't rely on others.

Her brain is obviously starved and her fingers too frail to type. I'll help her out http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/why-being-overweight-means-you-live-longer-the-way-scientists-twist-the-facts-10158229.html.

[Anonymous]

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Oh Lord, we've had this discussion already.

No, she is not anorexic. Anorexia is a rare and life-threatening mental illness. Not every thin person is anorexic.

Europeans are generally much thinner than Americans (not exactly hard!).

Some people find it hard to gain weight at certain points in their life - my mother is like this, and she eats quite normally.

She is probably very conscious of her image and has the means to perfect it - which again, in Europe, is a perfectly good one.

[b]Anorexia is not rare.[/b]

"An estimated 0.5 to 3.7 percent of women suffer from anorexia nervosa in their lifetime." From the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.
Please don't lump people who casually worry about their weight and diet, with people who have a true disease - it muddies the water for everyone and doesn't help patients.

Consider this: 69% of american women are overweight.
Even though anorexia CAN take place in someone who is overweight, it tends to happen with thinner people. So let's just take women who are normal weight, not even really skinny. 3.7% of the general population means that fully 10% of the normal weight women you see are struggling with anorexia. There's a good chance that it's going to be represented in the very skinny/underweight.
So when you see a woman who is extremely, extremely skinny, it's not at all unlikely that she is struggling with anorexia.
I have struggled with it myself, and it's a bitch to overcome.
And yes, in my opinion- I think Kate could very well have it.

I understand your point, but disagree with the bolded. It's only Americans who will see her as "extremely, extremely thin". As a French woman, all I see is a slim young woman, like the many who walk to their jobs in the morning on Parisian streets in their high heels. You think she's abnormally thin because the majority of Americans are overweight, so obviously your visual standard for the average human shape has shifted toward the pudgy, since it's all we see here! Which, BTW, is the most insidious danger of this obesity crisis: the fact that Americans grow up without strong visual references to normal healthy bodies.

So how do you explain the growing rate of obesity in France, especially amongst children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 "not every thin person is anorexic"

Some of us are just built this way - even in our 40s after two kids.

This.

True but in Kate Middleton's case if you see pictures of her from 5 years ago it's very clear that she's not built the way she looks now. I don't know if she's anorexic but I do think she's under tremendous pressure and one of the things she can control is what and how much she eats.

Exactly. She was never even close to being overweight but she had a more athletic build and I think her face has changed quite dramatically, too. She used to be much more round/full in her cheeks. She is beautiful either way, but her weight loss is very noticeable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She may not be Anorexic, but she is more than likely underweight, which is not healthy.

That's debatable. Sever studies indicate underweight people live longer than average sized.

You have it backwards...most studies show that Overweight people live longer than normal people.

Link please?

Overweight people.do not live longer and they are not healthier than skinny people.

I am not the PP but I find it crazy that you expect to be provided with information when YOU are the one who doesnt know it.

It's called google, figure it out. This is not news, and there's a whole New York Times article that came out last year that was discussed pretty widely. Again- google is your friend- and responsibility.

Nope. You cannot make outrageous claims like that without backing it up with facts.

Seems like you had no problem making outrageous claims like "Skinny people live longer" without providing proof...even though it's common knowledge that it is the other way around...and 5 seconds on google will tell you the same thing.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/20090625/study-overweight-people-live-longer (Source is listed at the end of the 2nd page)

There are other hits but I don't think anyone actually believes skinny people live longer so I won't bother.

[Anonymous]

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/weight-control/health_risks_being_overweight/Pages/health-risks-being-overweight.aspx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/weight-control/health_risks_being_overweight/Pages/health-risks-being-overweight.aspx

You do realize that's not a study, don't you? Do you know what that means?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Oh Lord, we've had this discussion already.

No, she is not anorexic. Anorexia is a rare and life-threatening mental illness. Not every thin person is anorexic.

Europeans are generally much thinner than Americans (not exactly hard!).

Some people find it hard to gain weight at certain points in their life - my mother is like this, and she eats quite normally.

She is probably very conscious of her image and has the means to perfect it - which again, in Europe, is a perfectly good one.

[b]Anorexia is not rare.[/b]

"An estimated 0.5 to 3.7 percent of women suffer from anorexia nervosa in their lifetime." From the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.
Please don't lump people who casually worry about their weight and diet, with people who have a true disease - it muddies the water for everyone and doesn't help patients.

Consider this: 69% of american women are overweight.
Even though anorexia CAN take place in someone who is overweight, it tends to happen with thinner people. So let's just take women who are normal weight, not even really skinny. 3.7% of the general population means that fully 10% of the normal weight women you see are struggling with anorexia. There's a good chance that it's going to be represented in the very skinny/underweight.
So when you see a woman who is extremely, extremely skinny, it's not at all unlikely that she is struggling with anorexia.
I have struggled with it myself, and it's a bitch to overcome.
And yes, in my opinion- I think Kate could very well have it.

I understand your point, but disagree with the bolded. It's only Americans who will see her as "extremely, extremely thin". As a French woman, all I see is a slim young woman, like the many who walk to their jobs in the morning on Parisian streets in their high heels. You think she's abnormally thin because the majority of Americans are overweight, so obviously your visual standard for the average human shape has shifted toward the pudgy, since it's all we see here! Which, BTW, is the most insidious danger of this obesity crisis: the fact that Americans grow up without strong visual references to normal healthy bodies.

So how do you explain the growing rate of obesity in France, especially amongst children?

That question does not pertain to the discussion, but I'll answer it. Obesity is on the rise everywhere in Europe and Asia, now people are finally habituating to fast foods that were not culturally relevant before and finding it cheaper to feed their kids junk food than healthy veggies and fruits. It's somewhat concerning and there are fledgling public health campaigns to stem the tide. The reason this question is only tangentially related to the discussion is that the numbers do not even come close the American numbers for overweight and obese people! The adult population is much thinner than the one in the US, therefore visually there are still standards children can look up to. Which means we have some time to act, thankfully.