‘I’d like to give her my 5kg’: 35kg woman in China eats 6 meals a day to gain weight for job and sparks healthy weight debate


By Liya Su

A beauty influencer in China who weighs just 77 lbs (35kg) and has a range of related health issues has trended on mainland social media after she sought online advice on gaining weight for her job.

A video of the woman, called Xiaoye, from Hunan province in central China, which showed her eating frequently throughout the day and into the evening accompanied by a voice-over from one of her friends went viral on social media on the weekend, Star Video reported.

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