Zoe Tabary is a Thomson Reuters Foundation journalist covering climate and humanitarian issues. https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/contributor/zoe-tabary/rss en Noncommunicable Diseases Overweight and Obesity Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:30:00 +0000 Zoe Tabary https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/04/12/in-mauritania-force-feeding-leaves-young-girls-with-long-term-problems https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/04/12/in-mauritania-force-feeding-leaves-young-girls-with-long-term-problems Heavier girls are deemed more beautiful and likelier to find a good husband in the West African country.