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I was intrigued by the headline in the National Enquirer, “Hollywood’s Deadly Skin and Bones Diet: Stars Risking Their Lives to be Thin,” so I bought it even though I am not supposed to admit to it. Then there was the Tabloid, In Touch, with a similar headline, “Scary Skinny!”

I wasn’t actually reading these publications, I was just doing “professional” research. Confessions from the Tabloid

The cover of the Enquirer featured images of 5′ 7″, 100 pound Angelina Jolie; 5′ 6″, 110 pound Anna Kournikova; and 5′ 8″, 106 pound Cate Blanchett, and others.

Dr. Stanley Title was quoted in the article saying, “The skin and bones diet is extremely dangerous and can cause serious health implications. Literally, there are starving themselves to death.”

This is so because celebrities know that they look heavier when they’re on camera so they go to extremes to compensate for that even it means protruding bones.

Healthy Doesn’t Mean Skinny

Frequently, people forget about health when they talk about weight loss.Leaving out things like nutrition, quality-of-life issues, general health, and energy levels, goals usually focus on clothing size, body fat percentage, and weight. I have completed over 7000 tests of body composition as a fat loss coach, so I see something even more alarming with these skin and bones diet plans.

Body fat to Muscle Ratio

The fact that weight loss can come from muscle rather than fat is a major concern.In this case, people still have fat spots and have very little muscle. I’ve checked the composition of some women who look like they’re thin, but have higher than average body fat ratios.

Much like a pipe with insulation wrapped around it, what people like this have amounts to a bone with a pat of fat surrounding it.The lack of strength caused by the slow metabolism only compounds the problem. I used to think that fat was bad: now I know that skinny fat is worse.

4 Suggestions for How to be Lean and Fit Rather than Skinny

1. Avoid starvation diets.The weight loss resulting from reducing the amount of food you eat usually doesn’t last, so it isn’t a real solution. This is not how to lose weight fast.

2. Strength training should be part of your normal routine. Training with weights is not just the thing for body builders: it’s good for everyone to get their metabolism to build muscle, and to be healthy.

3. Change the words you use. Rather than using terms like “dying to be thin,” try using terms like “improving nutrition.”How about trying to have an athletic look rather than trying to look skinny? Just look at how people talk in a weight loss forum.

4. Check your body composition.Damaging muscle loss can be avoided by doing this.

Natural bodybuilders take the same approach: to support their muscle, they will eat up to six natural meals a day.Keep in mind, it’s about being “lean” and “healthy,” not being “skinny.”

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