'I ruined my life trying to be curvier' BBC Africa
Maryam, who lives in Somalia, took medications she thought would make her body curvier. But instead, she ruined her health.
Here's her story.
Produced by Bushra Mohamed
Edited by Maisie Smith-Walters
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