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"You've gained weight": How casual body-shaming comments leave lasting scars

An overweight woman measuring her waist. [Courtesy, GettyImages]

“Weh, umekuwa mnono.”

The words were meant as a joke—casual teasing from a friend outside the canteen. But for 22-year-old Sharon, they felt like a slap.

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