Looking good is everyone’s desire but to compromise with your health to look good is not right. The world is getting obsessed with the “size 0” celebrities. The trend has been on the rise in the west but it seems to have taken over in India too; girls are going a step ahead to get Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone or Priyanka Chopra alike figure,
What is “Size 0”? Size 0 is woman’s clothing size as per the US system, equivalent to a UK size 4. Women have a waist of 22-23 inches, a 32-inch bust, and 33-34 inch hips – the average measurements of an 8-year old girl. Their Body Mass Index is less than 18.
Loads of women are shedding off weight in order to mimic the amazingly thin celebrities without being aware of the fact that they such dramatic weight loss can be injurious to their health. A study done in UK found that skinny women are less likely to become pregnant than those who are overweight – including those classed as dangerously obese.
It is a known fact that being very thin can make it difficult to conceive naturally caused due to a drop in the female sex hormone estrogen. Women need a good amount of body fat to store vital estrogen and other hormone to conceive and sustain the baby. If one continues to shed weight then you may perhaps stop ovulating and when the ovulation is concealed by the ovaries, the woman fails to release an egg every month, reducing chances of pregnancy.
This happens because hypothalamus which functions as a type of thermostat for the body fails to tell the pituitary gland to produce embryos. Once the link between them is broken, it may take years before it is established again and you may be called as infertile.
A study has revealed that Personal appearance can be so important to some people that they will go to great lengths to maintain a youthful look. From luring your boyfriend to look young in your son’s marriage to kitty parties every month to corporate lobby parties the trend to look good and slim is on high. With increasing financial independence and disposable income, women now seem to be going under the knife to move on from fat to fit and boost their sense of confidence and self-worth.
Extramarital affairs are also one such cause for such demands
