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Is Thin Always Healthy?
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 People all over the world, especially in India have become quite health conscious in the last few years. By and large, the belief is that an obese or fat person cannot be considered healthy, whereas thin people are usually thought to be fit and healthy.
But is that really so? Yes, being ultra fat is definitely not good for your health, but is there such a thing as being too thin?
Obese people are constantly told by their friends and family members that they should try and lose weight for the sake of their health. However, the same friends and family don't think it necessary to tell someone who is really skinny that they should try and PUT ON some weight! After all, if we were talking purely from a health perspective and not from a beauty standpoint, being too fat or too thin are equally disastrous for health.
Come to think of it, even where beauty is concerned, I personally have never felt that an extremely thin person is beautiful to look at. Some may call it sour grapes on my part (Yes, I do have some weight issues!), but the truth is that 'thin' does not always automatically translate into 'healthy'.
I remember watching a beauty pageant on TV a little while back. As is the trend of reality shows nowadays, even on this show they were interviewing the contestants and trying to get the inside scoop. In the course of some interviews, it came out that some girls literally starve themselves in order to become or remain thin. In fact, there were a few candid shots of the girls practically salivating over some pastries and other goodies - and yet, too afraid to indulge in even a bite!
So the question is, ''Is it ok to starve yourself just in the name of beauty or because you want to become thin?'' Yes, an argument can be made that you have to give up certain things in life to get what you want. So, people in the glamour world have to give up eating certain foods so that they can maintain their looks. Fair enough.
If you're avoiding high fat foods as part of a healthy diet, I'm all for it. But then, how do you explain all those anorexic and bulimic women who won't eat even if their life depended on it; just because they want to be wafer thin. Being thin in that manner can surely not be considered healthy!
Take the case of an international model from Brazil, Anna Carolina, who died because she was anorexic. She was only 21 years of age. That incident did have a ripple effect in the Indian glam industry as well. But thankfully, Indian designers and movie makers do not expect their models or leading ladies to be extremely skinny. Most of our glamorous women, whether they are Deepika Padukone or Nina Manuel, do take care to maintain their looks and remain thin, but do it in a healthy way.
Some however, do get very carried away and take being thin to new degrees of thinness! Beauty is what they care about and health be damned if that's what it takes. A 14 years old daughter of a friend of mine and her entire group of friends simply won't eat because they want to be thin. The result is daily headaches, which disappear as soon as they eat, or rather as soon as they are force fed by their mothers.
Obviously, the message that we're sending young girls is that ultra thin is beautiful. Isn't it time we made them realize that it's not necessarily healthy?
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Ruchi Agarwal
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