Jameela Jamil has revealed that she has been dieting since she was a teenager, which has affected her bone density.
The 38-year-old actress is a body positivity advocate who has spoken openly about her struggles with anorexia in her teens and early twenties.
In an emotional post on social media, the Good Place star and former T4 host revealed that she was in ‘a lot of pain’ and that a scan confirmed she had low bone density.
‘I have been in a lot of pain lately and it turns out 20 years of dieting has hurt my bone density. My bone density. In my 30s.
‘Please please please do not let diet culture drag you to where I am.
The Marvel actress, who appeared in She-Hulk, went on to discuss the long-term effects of eating disorders and how she hoped others would learn from her mistakes.
‘I know people think I’m annoying for going on and on about the harm of not eating enough, but no compliment I have ever received is worth the pain and regret of what happens to your body when you do extreme things for fast results.
‘My passion against diet culture is born of something that is not Holier than thou.
‘It is a desperate plea for you to not end up like me.’
The star has been candid about how her weight has influenced every aspect of her life.
In 2019, Jameela stated that she no longer speaks to her parents, whom she described as ‘fat-phobic’.
She told the Sunday Times Magazine: ‘Jutting hip bones were seen as a sign of peak brilliance both at home and at school. It didn’t matter that I did well academically or was a good swimmer. All I thought was important about me was that my jeans hung off my hip bones.’
In the caption of her recent post she added that she was ‘embarrassed’ about the long-term effects she now suffers from because she didn’t treat her body well.
‘I’m so sorry to my body. I’m so embarrassed that I did this to you. You tried to keep me alive and I tried to kill you.
‘I will spend the rest of my life fixing you and trying to stop others from hurting their bodies.’
The Poker Face star went on to say that the average person does not have the money to find out if their body will suffer from long-term issues as a result of diet culture, but celebrities do, making it even worse that some promote dangerous diets for fans to emulate.
‘The reason I get so mad when celebrities push these ideals is because we have the money for the tests that detect the horrific side effects of extreme dieting.
‘Most of the people emulating celebrity bodies and eating practices do not. If they mess up their bodies there is a team of experts ready to patch them up. Most do not have that luxury. And nobody talks about it.’
The actress has previously criticised celebrities like Khloe Kardashian for promoting weight loss shakes and perpetuating a ‘eating disorder culture’.
The star concluded by saying: ‘F*** diet culture.’
The Royal Osteoporosis Society states that eating disorders such as anorexia can ‘affect healthy bone growth and lead to low bone density.’
They claim that there are several reasons for this, including the loss of oestrogen, a hormone responsible for healthy bones, when someone has anorexia, as well as the bones not receiving the nutrition they require.
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Source My Celebrity Life.