On this episode it’s the body for us. Dieting is a billion dollar industry that is responsible for everything from pills to teas, to belts and corsets. In Nigeria it’s a growing industry and the rising pressure to be thin is caving in a history of fat acceptance and even celebration. Many things have coincided to make thin the in thing, so we’re taking you on a journey of religious anorexia, fattening rituals, fat liberation and even neoliberal politics to explain just how we got here.

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