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Children’s cognitive skills now linked to mother’s weight

By Wachira Kigotho

In most traditional cultures, having a fat belly was a symbol of wealth and good life. According to Ben Okri, the Nigerian award-winning novelist and political commentator, even today, nothing pleases a politician more than rubbing his fat tummy while standing in front of thin and starving villagers.

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