news.com.au.One was taken in 2017, where Mia wore a white top and jeans, while the other was a recent snap where she grinned in a sports bra and gym leggings.
Alongside the snaps, Mia said: “I always see so much emphasis on weight loss on social media and not enough on weight gain. “So many people associate weight loss with happiness, and I just wanted to say that I am the heaviest, happiest and healthiest I have ever been!“For those who need to hear it!”Last year, Mia explained that she had been diagnosed with Coeliac disease – an auto-immune disorder that causes the body to react to gluten.This means she finds it hard to stay a healthy weight.She was surprised with the diagnosis and didn’t realise the seriousness until her doctor explained how it was affecting Mia’s body – eating gluten as a coeliac can cause damage to the intestines and this affects the absorption of nutrients.The model added: “It’s also the reason why I can’t put on weight.
My doctor explained that if my body isn’t absorbing nutrients like calcium, my bones will be brittle and by the time I’m 40 it can lead to osteoporosis and other serious health problems.“The reason this is such a shock to me is because my whole teenage years I’ve been eating such an intense carb overloading diet, I would eat six pieces of bread a day, pasta, etc in an effort to gain weight, when in reality it was doing the opposite effect and causing nutrient deficiencies, so obviously it’s a huge lifestyle change and I feel as though every meal I eat contains gluten.” Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter And, Mia revealed that she’d previously been bullied by trolls online because of her figure.She.
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