And the comment from PETA about Smithfield and genetics / sick pigs is categorically untrue. Don’t believe hype. Tarheel, Smithfield’s largest plant, has been in horrific labor negotiations with the UFCW for years. Don’t you think if the pigs reallyw ere sick and abused they’d be showing camera footage from union employees nationwide? C’mon people, green is great, but so is common sense.

i still think it’s highly ironic that she donated PIG…

Very good points. And GetFitorDie.com was already taken – but here’s my issue. My large relatives all tell me they’re fit (some are close to 300 lbs and trust me -it’s not muscle) I feel like sometimes thin is the only word that computes with these people (and yes some my own family members) to get them to seriously work out eat right and lose some pounds. But you are right. There are body builders who aren’t “thin” but are in awesome shape. But I’m afraid they are far outweighed (pun intended by the fat folks I can’t help but see every day I leave my house… GetLeanOrDie.com might be better…. And I do agree there are the tiny legged/armed women who look as if they’re going to give birth any minute (and some men I see like that too

I might be lean and lanky and as I get older (God hard to say that word I work hard to maintain a flat strong stomach but it’s not easy and I think *I* eat healthy. Sometimes I think people need something extreme. Especially in our culture… Like get your ass of that couch and work out now you fat slob or you’re going to die before you’re 40! (You know boot camp for unfit people) but I’m still open to another word other than thin… I’ll go look up lean and see if it’s taken Thanks!

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I couldn’t agree more that she is an example of why we should be promoting Yves meatless ham versus Spam.

However, I caution you in using the word “thin,” to automatically describe the picture of health. “Lean,” is a better term to use, as it describes body composition versus weight. One only has to look at some female body builders who are 5’2″ and weigh in at 175lb. to realize this.

There are lots of skinny people with unhealthy percentages of body fat. There are also individuals with skinny legs, small butts, who look like they are in a 2nd trimester for pregnancy, thus having horrible abdominal obesity, although they have normal BMI.

Waist to hip ratio, as well as body shape are more accurate predictors of health. Women who were a size 12-14, but with waist sizes around 6-8 (i.e. a very small waist, but wide hips) have actually been shown to have better lipid profiles than women with smaller hips and legs and have less risk of heart disease.