How the Rich Get Thin

Even the title is pretentious.

What is the association between rich people and thinness? How the Rich Get Thin is a new book from Park Avenue doctor Jana Klauer. Apparently Dr. Klauer has a patient list including CEO's, celebrities, and other socialites at her expensive practice in New York.

In the book you get to see such ingredients as a "20 gram presentation of Caviar Tsar Imperial Beluga" (at $175 for a 50g serving). The actual diet emphasizes calcium and protein, and getting rid of processed foods. In an interview with Newsweek the author points out that the diet is not just about rich people.

...just because you're poor doesn't mean you have to be fat. You just have to make the right choices. I know it's easier to rely on convenience foods. But fresh vegetables aren't expensive. You can buy less-expensive cuts of meat and cook it longer with fresh herbs.

I don't agree. In my small part of the world, getting a variety of fresh vegetables can be a lot more expensive that getting a cheap loaf of white bread. Less-expensive meats tend to have a lot more "marbling" and saturated fat content.

I suspect the rich get thin because of liposuction, nips and tucks - and a one-on-one personal trainer... and of course their regular consultations with an expensive weight loss specialist on Park Avenue.

I'm not getting at so-called "rich" people - just the implication that by being rich you learn "extra" secrets about weight loss. As for the connection between dairy products and weight loss - the jury is out on that one. There are arguments both for and against the benefits of dairy foods for weight loss.

I wouldn't worry about what rich people do to get thin. Worry about what you can do to feel healthier and better about yourself.

Or even better - don't worry at all.