Dominating advertising pages of newspapers are weight-reducing chains!!

Do women have to be so slim to be attractive? I’ve read how European countries - Spain and Italy in particular - have started banning on super-skinny models as they inspire women to outdo themselves regarding weight reduction.

In Spain who pioneers the skinny model ban, boutiques are also encouraged to display the normal sizes on their mannequins. They know there are the cases of people dying of Anorexia and Bulimia. Worse, some underweight models believe they are overweight. There are sad stories of models dying.

There are times when women have illusions after absorbing images of super-skinny models and imagine their bodies in comparison of those models. It sounds like a stupid thing but it did happen. Many women share a silly idea that beautiful always mean you have to be skinny.

When you look at Thailand, it is a pity that most Thai women are very petite and most of them have perfect shape. But those weight reduction chains have kept persuading many women that they can be even slimmer. (By saying this, I certainly respect those who suffer obesity to go and get rid of their fat for health benefit.) ^-^

It’s crazy that women become victims of the social-constructed belief and it’s even sad to see more and more women spending their money to shed some kilos instead of allocating their time on exercises – something that costs them less and really benefits them.

You may disagree but my belief is that the beauty of women is a combination of many factors and not necessary on the weight. I’ve seen a lot of attractive chubby women.

Ana Carolina Reston aldo died of Anorexia

 in November, 2006