The Model & Celeb Weight Thread [Read post #1 before posting] #1

[smartarse]

^ well if he did , he wasn't superhyper skinny because of ED or the 'the other thing' that we are forbidden to discuss here

[seanutbutter]

^^ It is rumored he did, but nothing has ever been confirmed. Can we continue talking about Abe? I'm good at this subject.

[smartarse]

^ do you know what Abe ate or didnt eat?

[#umero]

Originally Posted by smartarse

^ do you know what Abe ate or didnt eat?

I do, yes.

[castingcrowns]

^ haha seanutbutter, your great!

[seanutbutter]

Originally Posted by smartarse

^ do you know what Abe ate or didnt eat?

I recall reading once that Abe survived on berries for a few years as a child, since his mother died and his father left him. I could be wrong, though!

[smartarse]

^ well berries are one of the most powerful antioxidants. i dont think he intentionally diet on those. lol. i'm sure he made use of berries with other ingredients. ... if that was to happen now activists would scream "eating disorder!"

[DandyWarhol]

^^or, the government would come take him away and put him in foster home.

[smartarse]

wow this is sad. Abe was abandoned as a child. i didnt recall ever reading that in history but then, it's been a long time too.

[DandyWarhol]

this is v sad. i didnt know him (well DUH) but if i did i would have adopted him
so he wouldnt starve.

[smartarse]

Originally Posted by DandyWarhol

this is v sad. i didnt know him (well DUH) but if i did i would have adopted him
so he wouldnt starve.

he probably didnt starve because back then they were very resourceful. anyhoo his physique wasn't a result of lack of certain food or his life when he was a child. he was just one of those genetic freaks of nature [in a nice way] like some of the superhyper skinny models of today.

[DandyWarhol]

well no matter what he was like, poor abe.!

[seanutbutter]

Here's an interesting blurb discussing Lincoln's height, from GenealogyMagazine.com:

However, Dr. Harold Schwartz suspected that Abraham Lincoln’s height was inherited from the Lincolns, as carriers of Marfan Syndrome, a disease not discovered until some 30 years following the president’s 1865 assasination. Lincoln had three strong characteristics found in the syndrome — unusually elongated limbs, a disproportionate body and problems with his eyesight. In fact, Lincoln’s left hand was much longer than his right hand, even though his left thumb was nearly half an inch shorter than his right thumb. Irregularities in his facial structure caused Lincoln difficulty with eye coordination. Was the President’s skeletal structure inherited from the Lincoln family? Dr. Schwartz believed it to be the case. Schwartz came to that conclusion in 1959, when he learned that a seven year-old boy diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome had a Lincoln bloodline. The boy’s maternal grandfather was a direct male descendant of Mordecai Lincoln, II, who was the great-grandfather of Thomas Lincoln.

I suppose the combination of malnutrition and a tall body (6'4") didn't help his bony physique. Either way, Abe was thin and we can't really do anything about it now. But perhaps this can lead to further discussion - such as, is there a chance that any models out there have Marfan Syndrome?

[papa_levante]

^^Not poor. Honest Abe!

[*Bianca*]

Originally Posted by seanutbutter

But perhaps this can lead to further discussion - such as, is there a chance that any models out there have Marfan Syndrome?

I dunno. I guess it would depend on whether or not the health conditions that come along with the syndrome would interfere too much with the career?

That said, I have seen pics before of a pretty girl before who apparently has Marfan's Syndrome, and my first thought was definitely, wow she could be a model with those limbs!