Dying to be THIN!!

There is an alarming new trend in the world today which is the passionate craving to be thin. In fact, it has been said that you can never be too wealthy or thin! Whilst being wealthy is healthy and good, the drive to diet to near-death is catching on like wildfire globally – with alarming results.The fire is further more fuelled by ‘beautiful’ Hollywood stars, both young and old, with million-dollar trust funds: Nicole Ritchie, Paris Hilton, and the list would not be complete without mentioning Victoria ‘Posh Spice’ Beckham, who is a typical example of a size zero, despite having three sons. The latest and most surprising example is Jennifer Hudson (btw, she prompted this article). My jaw really did drop to the ground at the sight of her new album cover. It is either that picture of her on the cover was extremely photo-shopped or; ‘Dr. 90210’ performed a remarkable miracle; or her personal trainer has some trick up his sleeves that deserves a Nobel award.Jennifer Hudson was a reference point to all the plus-sized women out there. She, in addition to a few others like Queen Latifah, was like an ambassador to them. Is it likely that she has caught on the craze to be thin?? The media has incited a lot of women/girls to change the way they view their bodies to attain the skeleton chic status – what is popularly known in Nigeria as “Lepa Shandy”. It is incomprehensible why one would starve oneself into a laboured, bizarre heap of ribs, with such miniature breasts and buttocks!! “In 2005, top Uruguayan model Luisel Ramos died of heart failure caused by anorexia nervosa. At the time of death, she a had body mass index of about 14,5 (as opposed to the normal one of 18,5 – 24,90 and weighed just over 44kg, despite being 1,8m tall. Ramos had been living on nothing but Diet coke and lettuce for weeks.” Ladies, please don’t misconstrue, it IS GOOD to lose weight – healthy weight; it is good to look fit and trim but not excessively thin. Basically, I guess the message here is: Love yourself and again remember – “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”