La modelo Gigi Hadid decidió responder a las críticas sobre su peso. Hadid, pareja del cantante Zayn Malik, utilizó su cuenta personal de Twitter para referirse a la enfermedad que padece. (Lea: Modelo y hermana de Gigi Hadid tiene la enfermedad de Lyme)
La joven, de 22 años, contó que su delgadez se debe a que tiene la enfermedad de Hashimoto. Según la página web de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de Estados Unidos, es una afección causada por una reacción del sistema inmunitario contra la glándula tiroides. La enfermedad también es conocida como Tiroiditis crónica y puede ocurrir a cualquier edad, pero es más conocida en mujeres.
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For those of you so determined to come up w why my body has changed over the years, you may not know that when I started @ 17 I was not yet diagnosed w/Hashimoto’s disease; those of u who called me “too big for the industry” were seeing inflammation & water retention due to that.
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 11, 2018
Over the last few years I’ve been properly medicated to help symptoms including those, as well as extreme fatigue, metabolism issues, body’s ability to retain heat, etc ... I was also part of a holistic medical trial that helped my thyroid levels balance out.
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 11, 2018
Although stress & excessive travel can also affect the body, I have always eaten the same, my body just handles it differently now that my health is better. I may be “too skinny” for u, honestly this skinny isn’t what I want to be, but I feel healthier internally and (cont)
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 11, 2018
I will not further explain the way my body looks, just as anyone, with a body type that doesnt suit ur “beauty” expectation, shouldnt have to. Not to judge others, but drugs are not my thing, stop putting me in that box just because u dont understand the way my body has matured.
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 11, 2018