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In Mauritania, force-feeding of women is declining, but many risk their health by using pills to gain much-prized heft.
By Claire Soares | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA – Big has long been considered beautiful in Mauritania. But now, a generation of women are abandoning an ancient practice to fatten up - and some are even redefining beauty to put their health first. ...