Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Why do people keep saying the average American size is "normal" ?

This somewhat relates to the thread about models. Basically Madrid has banned models with a BMI of 18 or less, and people are in support of this because supposedly "girls puke and starve themselves" to get this thin. Not really true. I have a BMI of 17.5 without starving myself and I eat whatever I want. My parents are both thin, even my mom after having me. They have fast metabolisms.





Then people say "how can you say banning skinny people is discrimination?" Why? Because it plainly is. They don't legally ban obese people; they should not ban skinny people.





Then people use the average American size of 14 to equate what is right, normal, and healthy. All I can say is, a size 14 is not close to normal nor healthy for any other country in the world.





All I can say is, not every skinny person starves him/herself. Some people are just naturally skinny, as some people are naturally bigger. And also, using American standards to judge what "healthy" is is ridiculous.

Why do people keep saying the average American size is "normal" ?
sorry hon, but you are in the minority here....more people are overweight and starving or puking to get thin than there are naturally thin people.
Reply:America is 67% overweight. That is RIDICULOUS! What I think more people should be concerned with is the unbelievable unhealthy foods Americans eat. If most people just read what was actually in a Twinky, or those deep fried foods we all love, then maybe fat America would understand how to make themselves feel better. I understand that there are naturally skinny people, and others who will just naturally be bigger than "normal". But eating 3 times the fat your body needs is just plain unhealthy, and will cause you to die sooner. I'm happy for those who are happy with their body image, I love my body too!
Reply:Americans are way too big...I think it's sad how they call overweight 'healthy'. I was amazed after a trip to the US, how huge the food portions and the people were! The average isn't necessarily 'normal', it is just the average! Be proud to be slim and healthy!
Reply:Nothing wrong with being skinny. Wish I was skinny. If you are cold you can borrow a friend's shirt or jacket and it will always fit. We chubbies can't do that. I just have to stay cold and pretend I'm not 'cause I know no one else's sweatshirt or whatever will fit my big self. You'd think the extra fat would keep me warm but I think it's all that extra surface area that's being exposed to the cold that counteracts any warming effects of the fat. Anyway, models need work too. I don't care if they barf to be thin. If that's what they want to do, that's their business.
Reply:ugh i dont know
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