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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She's tiny but doesn't strike me as anorexic at all.

[b]I wonder if all of those describing Kate as anorexic have ever known someone who truly [/b]is.[/quote]

I think it's wishful thinking on their part, trying to justify their own fatness.[/quote]

As a guy, I find her body very unappealing.  There is nothing seductive about a bony frame. Just the typical stereotype reinforced by media/models that underweight = sexy.  I don't know any doctors in my field that would look at her and say "that is a healthy weight".  My wife used to look like that and her PC physician kept urging her to put on 5-10 pounds. People (like yourself) need to stop perpetuating this fantasy that no fat  = healthy.  [/quote]

Its your prerogative to find her boy unappealing.  I personally think fat people and chubby people are uneappealing, but to each their own.

OTOH, Kate Middleton's body fat probably hovers around 15%, which is not unhealthy.

http://www.ruled.me/visually-estimate-body-fat-percentage/[/quote]

The recommended range of body fat for woman that are [b]athletes[/b]  is ~ 15-25%.  Kate is not an athlete or muscular she is just skinny, and for non athletes the normal range of fat is ~ 25-30%.  I have no idea where you got the 15% is not unhealthy from, especially in someone that is not athletic, considering that below ~13% woman start to have medical complications. Low 20's is more what someone should aim for unless they are training/require it for other reasons.

This page has some good information on it.     http://www.builtlean.com/2010/08/03/ideal-body-fat-percentage-chart/

"A research paper by Gallagher et. al. in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2000) came to the conclusion that certain low body fat ranges are “underfat”, which implies “unhealthy”. According to this research paper, men who are between 20-40 years old with under 8% body fat are considered “underfat”, whereas a “healthy” range is described as between 8-19%. For women in this same age group, any level under 21% is “underfat” and 21-33% is considered “healthy”."

I checked several sources they all recommend somewhere in the range of 20-30% for a healthy woman, not the 15 you suggested. The perpetuation of unhealthy stereotypes continues.[/quote]

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