Great post, interesting topic.
That mag was pulling the PC card, also pulling the controversy card.
Sure, the anorexic models are no better as health goes, than a XXXL actress, but the standards have been set. Underweight and thin is in. It is hypocritical for them to fill a magazine with waifs and six-packs and throw in a single example of their polar opposite. This sort of thing turns heads.
Far as I'm concerned, if you're willing to compromise your health for looks and throw your food up, or decide that you're pretty as you are even if you are an overweight chain-smoker, you deserve the health complications. As a nurse, I thank you for your business in advance.