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Young girls force-fed for marriage in Mauritania | Unreported World
- Published_at:2018-12-09
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Unreported World
- tags: Unreported world unreported world documentary Mauritania Africa West Africa beauty Beautiful Feeding Food fat diets beauty standards beauty norms girls women children diet feeding camps marriage calories force fed force feeding saharzand Sahar Zand
- description: Force fed to be fat: Some Mauritanian communities believe that the fatter girls look the wealthier and more attractive they appear to men. Sahar Zand meets the families force feeding their young girls a 9,000 calorie-a-day diet during a brutal "feeding season" in Mauritania. Growing up in a poor country, that's going through a devastating drought, means that marrying well is crucial and mothers believe getting fat will increase the chances of a happy union. Subscribe to our channel for more Unreported World episodes https://www.youtube.com/unreportedworld.
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