Women’s Fitness Expert: What You NEED To Know About Dieting & Exercise | Dr. Stephanie Estima

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Is Being Skinny Actually Healthy?

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Steven presses Dr. Estima on whether being skinny is inherently bad, and she draws a careful line: obesity is a genuine health risk, and achieving a healthy weight is a worthy goal. But the pursuit of skinny as an end in itself — at the sacrificial altar of muscle, bone density, and hormonal health — is a different, more insidious problem. The woman who prizes slimness above all will underconsume calories, avoid heavy weights, and end up with brittle bones. Fitting into a dress at 40 while developing osteoporosis at 65 is not a victory, she says bluntly — 'you've been tricked' by a society that tells women their worth is solely based on how small they are. ^{[1] — Dr. Stephanie Estima "If you are someone who thinks that they've won because they can fit into, you know, you're 40 and you can fit into a size whatever dress. B…" 05:33 Play}

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We've been sold a lie that our worth is the number on the scale, which is, by the way, when you're weighing yourself, this is really just a reflection of your relationship with gravity, no more, no less.

Dr. Stephanie Estima

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