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

[Anonymous]

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

There are health risks for being underweight a well...your link says nothing of mortality rates compared to underweight people.

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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.

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.

Yes. Her face is quite gaunt now. In addition to the wrinkles (faster aging is a consequence of anorexia) you can see the gauntness in her cheeks

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[Anonymous]

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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?

+1

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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?

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.

It's common knowledge that there is social pressure on woman in AMERICA to be as thin as possible, because you cannot be thin enough. It has nothing to do with how many fat people live in the country, it's a beauty standard.

[Anonymous]

French PP, if you think a woman with no chest, no hips, and sunken eyes and cheeks is an example of a "normal, healthy body" that comes with walking to their Parisian job in high heels, you're just nuts. I don't know if Kate is anorexic or just professional gaunt, but she is not an example of what a healthy woman looks like. To state this obvious fact is not evidence of obesity brainwashing. Poor Kate, it's a tough job and obviously her predecessor dealt with the pressure in similar fashion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

It's common knowledge that there is social pressure on woman in AMERICA to be as thin as possible, because you cannot be thin enough. It has nothing to do with how many fat people live in the country, it's a beauty standard.

Thank GOd I am confident and have never given in to this crazy pressure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:French PP, if you think a woman with no chest, no hips, and sunken eyes and cheeks is an example of a "normal, healthy body" that comes with walking to their Parisian job in high heels, you're just nuts. I don't know if Kate is anorexic or just professional gaunt, but she is not an example of what a healthy woman looks like. To state this obvious fact is not evidence of obesity brainwashing. Poor Kate, it's a tough job and obviously her predecessor dealt with the pressure in similar fashion.

+1 million. Signs of intelligent life on DCUM!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:French PP, if you think a woman with no chest, no hips, and sunken eyes and cheeks is an example of a "normal, healthy body" that comes with walking to their Parisian job in high heels, you're just nuts. I don't know if Kate is anorexic or just professional gaunt, but she is not an example of what a healthy woman looks like. To state this obvious fact is not evidence of obesity brainwashing. Poor Kate, it's a tough job and obviously her predecessor dealt with the pressure in similar fashion.

+1 million. Signs of intelligent life on DCUM!

Thirded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You don't think being thin is highly valued in America? Very curious as to where you live in the States.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Yes. Her face is quite gaunt now. In addition to the wrinkles (faster aging is a consequence of anorexia) you can see the gauntness in her cheeks


I cannot believe this poor gal is just 33 years old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You don't think being thin is highly valued in America? Very curious as to where you live in the States.

Me too. And if it's a place where women are not routinely body shamed for not being thin enough, I would love to move there. Cause I certainly haven't seen it.

[Anonymous]

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.

Anorexia is not rare.

Rare? EVERY female I knew in college had a roommate or friend who received inpatient or outpatient treatment for anorexia at some point. Yes, I do think she is anorexic. It scares me how many people on here salivate at her emaciated body. Look at old pictures of her. She was a normal weight and looked athletic and healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:French PP, if you think a woman with no chest, no hips, and sunken eyes and cheeks is an example of a "normal, healthy body" that comes with walking to their Parisian job in high heels, you're just nuts. I don't know if Kate is anorexic or just professional gaunt, but she is not an example of what a healthy woman looks like. To state this obvious fact is not evidence of obesity brainwashing. Poor Kate, it's a tough job and obviously her predecessor dealt with the pressure in similar fashion.

+1 million. Signs of intelligent life on DCUM!

Well said. I agree with you both!

[Anonymous]

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.

Anorexia is not rare.

Rare? EVERY female I knew in college had a roommate or friend who received inpatient or outpatient treatment for anorexia at some point. Yes, I do think she is anorexic. It scares me how many people on here salivate at her emaciated body. Look at old pictures of her. She was a normal weight and looked athletic and healthy.

So true. Went to Duke -- most of my friends were anorexic and/or bulimic. The more accomplished the more likely they were to have an eating disorder; it's the one socially- sanctioned way for a woman to deal with pressure.