How do my favorite celebrities eat what they want and look so thin?

Dr. Ramani Durvasula, PhD

Psychology

Most adult women can gaze cynically upon celebrities and realize that other than the odd metabolic exception – the public display of eating is meant to divert from the more likely story that many of these women do restrict food, exercise excessively, have access to chefs or portion-controlled meal delivery and lots of other tricks to make the weight battles that we all fight more manageable.

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Beauty & Culture

While people and cultures have different ideas of beauty, many women look to celebrities, fashion ads and online for cues on how to wear their hair and makeup, how to dress and how much they should weigh. Many women are influenced by how skinny a celebrity appears. But trying to look younger, more attractive or thinner by your culture's standards doesn't necessarily make you healthier. Find out more about the influence of media and culture on beauty with expert advice from Sharecare.

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