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Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
In Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a sign of wealth and success, a drive to shed the pounds is now taking hold. Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity
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Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
In Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a sign of wealth and success, a drive to shed the pounds is now taking hold. Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity
Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
In Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a sign of wealth and success, a drive to shed the pounds is now taking hold. Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity
Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
Internet personality Naomi Kuria shared her weight-loss experience with her followers - and came in for a lot of criticism/Naomi Kuria/FacebookIn Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a
GEN Z CORNER: Body positivity matters as society judges
A plus-size woman poses on the beach / PIXABAYThe first time someone called me “thick” in Nairobi, it wasn’t a compliment. It was said the way you say “traffic on Thika Road” — resigned, mildly irrita
Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change
In Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a sign of wealth and success, a drive to shed the pounds is now taking hold. Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity