Waifs
by Blake Linton Wilfong -- The Wondersmith!
Many Playboy Playmates have BMIs below 18, and they may be even healthier than those we have already examined. Experiments with laboratory animals (e.g., mice and monkeys) prove that greatly increased lifespans result from diets extraordinarily low in calories and high in nutrition. Animals fed such diets are also more active and vigorous than those in the sluggish control groups, and show biological signs of slower aging--such as minimal tissue damage from free radicals (dangerous oxidized byproducts of metabolism). These animal studies have prompted life extension experts to promote Calorie Restriction with Adequate Nutrition (CRAN) as a healthy diet. One of these life extension experts, Roy L. Walford, M.D., observed the results of CRAN on humans firsthand during his stay in the ill-fated BioSphere: The resident scientists' health improved markedly as their food rations dwindled due to crop failure. Walford went on to write popular books about CRAN, including "The 120-Year Diet" and "The Anti-Aging Plan: Strategies and Recipes for Extending Your Healthy Years". Though still controversial, the idea that very low BMIs are beneficial under the right circumstances is gaining respect in the scientific community. For example, the American Institute of Nutrition Comittee on Healthy Weight reported in 1994 that "many adults with a BMI less than 18 may be lean, fit and healthy". Playboy Playmates with BMIs below 18 appear to match this description perfectly, and their active lifestyles are consistent with the results seen in the aforementioned animal experiments. These rigorously selected women represent the pinnacle of health and give us an inspiring glimpse of our own potential for maximum longevity. If you want to see absolute perfection in the female form, you need search no further than Playboy pictorials and videos of these models. Here are the ones to look for:
17.9 Rita Lee Nov 77
Kimberly McArthur Jan 82
Joan Bennett Jan 85
Cindy Brooks Apr 85
Laurie Jo Wood Mar 89
Monique Noel May 89
Neriah Davis Mar 94
Priscilla Taylor Mar 96
Jami Ferrell Jan 97
Nikki Schieler Sep 97
17.8 Sondra Theodore Jul 77
Christina Smith Mar 78
Marcy Hanson Oct 78
Patty Duffek May 84
Deborah Driggs Mar 90
Christy Thom Feb 91
Cheryl Bachman Oct 91 (pictured, left)
Barabra Moore Dec 92
Melissa Deanne Holliday Jan 95
Danelle Marie Folta Apr 95
Heather Kozar Jan 98, Jun 99
Buffy Tyler Nov 00
Heather Spytek Jun 01
Shanna Moakler Dec 01
17.7 Terri Welles Dec 80, Jun 81
Carina Persson Aug 83
Justine Greiner Feb 84
India Allen Dec 87, Jun 88
Tawnni Cable Jun 89
Lisa Matthews Apr 90, Jun 91
Elke Jeinsen May 93
Victoria Nika Zdrok Oct 94
Stacy Marie Fuson Feb 99
Natalia Sokolova Apr 99
Summer Danielle Altice Aug 00
Katie Lohmann Apr 01 (pictured, right)
17.6 Morgan Fox Dec 90
Julie Lynn Cialini Feb 94, Jun 95
Layla Harvest Roberts Oct 97
Kristi Cline Sep 99
17.5 Gig Gangel Jan 80
Kym Malin May 82
Cathy St. George Aug 82
Barbara Edwards Sep 83, Jun 84
Penny Baker Jan 84
Hope Marie Carlton Jul 85
Venice Kong Sep 85
Rebecca Ferratti Jun 86
Lynne Austin Jul 86
Luann Lee Jan 87
Brandi Brandt Oct 87
Pamela Stein Nov 87
Fawna MacLaren Jan 89
Karin van Breeschooten Sep 89
Kimberly Donley Mar 93
Nicole Marie Lenz Mar 00
Brooke Berry May 00
Erica, Nicole & Jaclyn Dahm Dec 98
Irina Voronina Jan 01
17.4 Nicole Wood Apr 93
Maria Checa Aug 94
Carol & Darlene Bernaola Jan 00
Neferteri Shepherd Jul 00
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17.3 Melinda Mays Feb 83
Cherie Witter Feb 85
Sherry Arnett Jan 86
Christine Richters May 86
Katherine Hushaw Oct 86
Terri Lynn Doss Jul 88
Elisa Bridges Dec 94
Samantha Torres Dec 95
Cara Michelle Dec 00
17.2 Kathryn Morrison May 78
Candy Loving Jan 79
Sylvie Garant Nov 79
Candace Collins December 79
Tricia Lange Jun 84
Suzi Schott Aug 84
Devin De Vasquez Jun 85
Rebekka Lynn Armstrong Sep 86
Emily Arth Jun 88
Gianna Amore Aug 89
Wendy Hamilton Dec 91
Echo Johnson Jan 93
Jennifer LeRoy Feb 93
Jennifer Lavoie Aug 93
Kerissa Fare Sep 00
17.1 Karen Witter Mar 82
Charlotte Kemp Dec 82
Jessica Lee Aug 96
Angela Little Aug 98
Kimberley Stanfield Jul 01
17.0 Anne-Marie Fox Feb 82
Veronica Gamba Nov 83
Debi Nicolle Johnson Oct 84
Stephanie Adams Nov 92
Julianna Young Nov 93
16.9 Marci Jacquet Oct 80
Teri Weigel Apr 86
Tonja Christensen Nov 91
Kelly Gallagher Sep 94
16.8 Sondra Greenberg Jun 87
Kari Kennell Feb 88
Shauna Sand May 96
Kelly Monaco Apr 97
Alexandria "Lexie" Karlsen Mar 99
16.7 Shannon Long Oct 88
Alicia Rickter Oct 95
16.6 Ursula Buchfellner Oct 79
Christina Leardini Apr 91
Suzi Simpson Jan 92
Rhonda Adams Jun 95
Heidi Mark Jul 95
16.5 Nadine Chanz Oct 96
16.4 Vicky McCarty Sep 79
Jeana Tomasino Nov 80
Donna Smith Mar 85
Pamela Anderson Feb 90
16.3 Missy Cleveland Apr 79
Teri Peterson Jul 80
16.1 Terry Nihen Dec 83
Laurie Carr Dec 86
Lauren Michelle Hill Feb 01
16.0 Marianne Gravatte Oct 82, Jun 83
15.3 Karen Elaine Morton Jul 78
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(It is impossible to resist noting that Angela Little is one of the most aptly named Playmates at just 5 feet, 2 and a half inches tall and 95 pounds.)
Until recently, the word "waif" was defined as a homeless person, but in today's parlance
"waif" usually means an extraordinarily slender individual. Models with this attribute
are often used in advertising--even elevated to the lofty rank of "supermodels"--and yet
there has been much backlash lately in the press against companies that present waifs as the
embodiment of physical perfection. This backlash is nothing but "sour grapes", an
unscientific, emotional response by people who find it easier to complain about others than
to improve themselves. To achieve maximum longevity, we must all become waifs.
Playboy Magazine should be lauded for promoting this wholesome ideal.
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