Fat Or Fit?
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Jessica Ennis
'Jessica Ennis is fat' screamed the headline from a tabloid newspaper recently. Apparently, a ‘high ranking person’ within UK Athletics had made the deeply disparaging remarks about Miss Ennis. Most sane people reading this article must have scratched their heads in complete bewilderment at such a strange statement. Jessica is one of our top athletes, and certainly fitter than most people in the country by the looks of her washboard abdomen, lean, tight body and her undoubted athletic prowess. One can only guess that the person who made such comments must have gotten her mixed up with someone else. Since when did 'fit' become 'fat'?
The recent obsession with obesity in the media has launched a flotilla of fat-busting experts and self-styled obesity gurus who're making a fortune out of people's ignorance and misery. Fat does not necessarily mean unhealthy, nor does it mean that we should become paranoid about eating nice, good, wholesome food and living an enjoyable lifestyle. The confusing arguments surrounding obesity has made many 'normal' people feel unnecessarily guilty about being big or fat or 'over-weight' and is getting more and more confusing as healthy people are being stigmatised. Some people no matter how much they diet, will never look like an anorexic super model. In this respect, the fashion industry has been guilty of promoting unrealistic views of women.
All human beings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, shades and colours and until we can be genetically engineered to fit into a onesize-fit-all society, celebrate your life, no matter what size you are.
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Jessica Ennis
'Jessica Ennis is fat' screamed the headline from a tabloid newspaper recently. Apparently, a ‘high ranking person’ within UK Athletics had made the deeply disparaging remarks about Miss Ennis. Most sane people reading this article must have scratched their heads in complete bewilderment at such a strange statement. Jessica is one of our top athletes, and certainly fitter than most people in the country by the looks of her washboard abdomen, lean, tight body and her undoubted athletic prowess. One can only guess that the person who made such comments must have gotten her mixed up with someone else. Since when did 'fit' become 'fat'?
The recent obsession with obesity in the media has launched a flotilla of fat-busting experts and self-styled obesity gurus who're making a fortune out of people's ignorance and misery. Fat does not necessarily mean unhealthy, nor does it mean that we should become paranoid about eating nice, good, wholesome food and living an enjoyable lifestyle. The confusing arguments surrounding obesity has made many 'normal' people feel unnecessarily guilty about being big or fat or 'over-weight' and is getting more and more confusing as healthy people are being stigmatised. Some people no matter how much they diet, will never look like an anorexic super model. In this respect, the fashion industry has been guilty of promoting unrealistic views of women.
All human beings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, shades and colours and until we can be genetically engineered to fit into a onesize-fit-all society, celebrate your life, no matter what size you are.
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