Scarily Skinny Celebs: Nicole, Angelina, Lindsay, Mary-Kate, and more
June 7, 2007 by Kristen King
Filed under Women's Health
The cover of the current issue of In Touch Weekly caught my eye last night, and I just had to pick it up even though I’m not usually someone who reads stuff like that. Just look at Nicole Richie! She looks positively ill. No wonder the cancer rumors have started circulating… (Interestingly, there are also some pregnancy rumors going around!)
Courtesy of TheSkinnyWebsite.com, you can see the spread and read about Angelina Jolie’s shocking weight loss, as well.
Although Nicole, Angelina, and other celebs like Lindsay Lohan and Mary-Kate Olsen have become the poster children for skinny celebrities, there are …read more
You Don’t Have to Be Overweight to Be Fat
February 1, 2007 by Kristen King
Filed under Women's Health
There’s skinny fat, and then there’s fat fat. You can be small but still have higher-than-healthy body fat, which means that you can experience body fat-related health issues even if you’re a size 6.
Women who aren’t overweight but still have a high percentage of body fat may have more inflammation in their bodies, an Italian study shows.
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Body fat may release inflammatory chemicals, note researchers Antonino De Lorenzo, MD, and colleagues, who didn’t test that theory in this study. De Lorenzo works at Rome’s University of Tor Vergata.
Chronically high levels of inflammation have been associated with a host of health …read more




