The practice of feeding girls to their heart’s content starts even before marriage, you will be surprised to know the reason

What is the ‘Labelu’ tradition?

The practice we are talking about is called ‘Lebalu’, which is performed in the West African country of Murtania. In this, as soon as the girls are of marriageable age, they are force-fed. On one hand, where there is a trend of zero figure for girls, in Murtania, girls are made healthy by feeding them. But why is this so? (Photo courtesy: AI)

What is the reason behind this practice?

Every girl has been following this tradition for years. The reason behind this is to make them more beautiful. Yes, in Murtania, girls are forcibly made fat by giving them fatty diet. People there believe that obesity is the beauty of girls, while hanging belly fat and stretch marks are considered a sign of beauty. (Photo courtesy: AI)

What is fed?

In the name of ‘Lebalu’ practice, as soon as girls become adults, they are fed high calorie food. Their diet includes large glasses of milk, peanut oil and weight gaining items like meat. According to information available on the internet, girls are fed oily food from the age of 13-14.

It has a bad effect on health

It is said that girls who are force-fed sometimes vomit. But just as this age-old practice is considered normal, vomiting by girls is also considered normal. In Murtania, it is believed that the fatter a girl’s body is, the more place she will get in her husband’s heart.

‘Labelu’ makes one prone to diseases

According to WHO, women should have an intake of about 2000 calories a day, but due to the practice of Lebu, girls are fed a total of 16000 calories a day. The effect of this is that after marriage, these girls become victims of many diseases like high blood pressure and heart related problems.

(Disclaimer: This article is based on information given on the internet. NBT does not confirm its veracity and accuracy.)