We all know that many celebrities such as Posh and Nicole Ritchie could really stand to eat some more food due to their skeletor like figures.

Not only are their stick thin bodies unattractive, but a new study reported on in The New York Times shows that young women who are consuming too few calories could be putting their bones at risk. I know that seems like an issue you won’t need to deal with till later in life, but come on, who really wants to end up looking like this because of weak bones?

The study found that even girls who still had their periods regularly were still not consuming enough calories and endangering their bone health.

“The study, by Anne Loucks and Aiden Shearer of Ohio University, looked at the role of nutrient intake and bone formation in women ages 18 to 32. For five days, the researchers restricted the women’s caloric intake and had them exercise for more than an hour and a half each day…When the researchers drew volunteers’ blood at the end of the five days, they found decreased levels of two markers for bone formation.”

The results from the study are not a total surprise, and mainly reinforce the fact that extreme dieting or starving yourself really will affect you in the long run. Although you may get immediate gratification from the loss of a few pounds, it can affect you in so many ways later in life that just don’t seem to be worth it.

Go eat a sandwich!