Pregorexia

Super thin, pregnant celebs are being for the rise in women suffering "pregorexia." Pregorexia is when women become obsessed with dieting and exercising during pregnancy. Dr. Holly Phillips said on the CBS Early Show that women cross the line into pregorexia "when they start to change their behaviors and really focus only on that number on the scale, only on their weight. That's when it gets dangerous. ... Everything you do during pregnancy, including your diet and exercise, should be for your health not for your weight."

Phillips noted that, "Calorie restriction is linked with growth retardation (and) birth defects, and (with) vitamin deficiencies, both for the mother and baby. What's interesting about vitamin deficiencies is, say, for instance, with calcium deficiency: The baby will probably get what he or she needs, but that'll be at the expense of the mother's bones. So, you really have to be careful with that" and take in more calories overall than you ordinarily would.

When asked if this is influenced by the current celebrity obsession Phillips replied, "I think we've never before been more kind of obsessed with celebrity culture, and with celebrity pregnancies, as well. It's not unusual to see pictures of these celebrities the day before and the day after birth and they're looking super-humanly fit. They're really incredible.

"But you also have to remember a lot of these celebrities are just genetically blessed. ... They have the best dieticians, nutritionists, (trainers), etc. They certainly have an advantage."
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