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THREAD: Body Shaming
One of the main critiques of Kate’s looks is that she is skinny. Is she? YES. But the critiques go as far as to say that Kate has an eating disorder. I don’t work with ED patients but as someone in the medical field I have been trained to recognise the signs
One of the main critiques of Kate’s looks is that she is skinny. Is she? YES. But the critiques go as far as to say that Kate has an eating disorder. I don’t work with ED patients but as someone in the medical field I have been trained to recognise the signs
Firstly, Kate has always had an athletic body type. Her mother & sister are slim too in the same proportions, a factor of this could be down to genes, scientists have said our DNA can give us a disposition to weight. Kate has always been a healthy but slim from what we can see.
She has broad shoulders but a small waist with toned arms and legs. During the lead up to her wedding we saw her start to lose a little weight, with her wedding being so high profile she may have made changes as she felt pressured to look a certain way.
Kate is said to have a very good diet, from what we’ve heard she loves to cook with organic and healthy foods. Kate and William prefer to eat vegetarian meals as their chef in India had said but they also like to eat chicken.
Kate’s physique is that of a very athletic person, although she has a small waist her toned legs and thighs are muscly showing how healthy she actually is. People with an eating disorder such as anorexia or extreme bulimia typically lose weight on their thighs, calf’s and arms
As we can tell from recent pictures, Kate has very toned arms too showing how balanced of a diet she may have. Eating little to no food and exercising would not create a body type like this and muscle and fat would waste away.
WARNING SIGNS OF AN ED: (Anorexia and bulimia specifically):
Issues with fertility and not being able to stay pregnant -Kate has had no issues staying pregnant as she carried 3 pregnancies consecutively and delivered to term. All her children were born at a healthy weight too.
Issues with fertility and not being able to stay pregnant -Kate has had no issues staying pregnant as she carried 3 pregnancies consecutively and delivered to term. All her children were born at a healthy weight too.
Dry/damaged hair: Kate’s hair has always remained shiny and bouncy with no signs of damage.
Restrictions from an ED often leads to nutritional deficiency that can cause dental problems like erosion of the enamel and gingivitis with swollen and red gums, Kate has none of these
Restrictions from an ED often leads to nutritional deficiency that can cause dental problems like erosion of the enamel and gingivitis with swollen and red gums, Kate has none of these
Muscle or bone problems- Kate has carried out many physical engagements such as the king cup regatta where she was able to very easily participate in physical activity. We can physically see the muscle on her arms and legs and there is no signs of wastage
Problems with bloody pressure because of a restricted diet and heavy exercise can also cause Oedema (swelling usually around feet, hands). Kate has no visible swelling around her legs or arms showing no signs Oedema.
People suffering from an ED also usually start to see changes in their skin, it will become dry and discoloured. We can see from Kate over the years that her skin looks plump, healthy and not discoloured.
Facial features of a person with an ED also change, their cheeks waste away and become hollow. It can also cause dermatological problems such as pigmentation or acne. None of which we can visibly see on Kate who has full cheeks and no signs of skin irritations or problems
Kate has always maintained a very similar weight from before and after marriage (see pictures), she has no visible signs of having an ED. Being slim does not equate to having an ED, Kate is athletic, has muscle tone and a body fat.
On the topic of body shaming I would like to also speak about Meghan. I know I’m not a Meghan fan, but I don’t agree with the reverse of this and people making comments saying she is fat or a lot bigger than Kate.
Meghan is a healthy weight and is also slim. When pregnant she of course put on weight as is healthy for a pregnant woman. Kate also gained weight very visibly during pregnancy and that is HEALTHY. It is perfectly normal and expected to gain weight due to many reasons.
I have seen vicious body shaming comments on both sides and it has to stop, if you’d like to criticise someone for their actions then go ahead but not about body shape! It impacts women’s mental health so negatively. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/body-image-report/exec-summary
Pregnant women often have water retention during pregnancy, this usually happens towards the third trimester when water levels in the body start to increase. Both ladies had visible signs of weight gain and swelling during and post pregnancy.
This is perfectly normal in pregnancy and after the trauma of labour and can take a few months for the swelling to go down, this does not mean a woman is “fat”, obese or has an eating disorder either. Body shaming goes BOTH ways. It can cause so much harm https://anad.org/education-and-awareness/body-image/body-image-articles/body-shaming/
