Some girls of West African nation Mauritania, are forced to consume up to 16,000 calories a day to make them gain weight so they appear more ‘attractive’ to men. Channel 4 Unreported World presenter Sahar Zand learns about the so-called ‘feeding season’, when girls as young as 11 are made to spend two months eating kilos of porridge and couscous, and drinking liters of sweetened camel milk, in the hope they will gain many pounds.

December 9, 2018 – 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 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.

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