'SA men like their women big'
27 May 2015 - 02:23
South African women are full-figured - and their men like it. Health experts say African men traditionally favour what whites might consider overweight women and associate fat with wealth.This is said to be one of many reasons for the high number of obese women, compared to men, in this country.Statistics released this month by the UN's World Health Organisation show that 37.
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