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    The girl who must eat every 15 minutes to stay alive

    Lizzie Velasquez weighs just four stone and has almost zero per cent body fat but she is not anorexic.
    Published: 12:09PM BST 28 Jun 2010



    Lizzie Velasquez has a rare and undiagnosed syndrome that prevents her from putting on weight

    In fact, the 21-year-old from Austin, Texas, must eat every 15 minutes to stay healthy.
    Miss Velasquez has a rare condition which prevents her from gaining weight even though she eats up to 60 small meals a day.
    Despite consuming between 5,000 and 8,000 calories daily, the communications student, has never tipped over 4st 3lbs.
    "I weigh myself regularly and if I gain even one pound I get really excited," said 5ft 2 ins Miss Velasquez, who wears size triple zero clothes.
    "I eat every 15-20 minutes to keep my energy levels up.
    "I eat small portions of crisps, sweets, chocolate, pizza, chicken, cake, doughnuts, ice cream, noodles and pop tarts all day long, so I get pretty upset when people accuse me of being anorexic."
    She was born four weeks prematurely weighing just 2lb 10oz. Doctors found there was minimal amniotic fluid protecting her in the womb.
    "They told us they had no idea how she could have survived," said Miss Velasquez's mother Rita, 45, a church secretary.
    Doctors speculated Lizzie might have the genetic disorder De Barsy syndrome but soon ruled it out as it became clear she did not have learning difficulties.
    "They kept on trying to figure out what was wrong with her but we treated her like any other child," said Mrs Velasquez, who charted her daughter's health in dozens of notebooks.
    She was taken to see genetic experts but they still could not diagnose her.
    Miss Velasquez's case has fascinated doctors all over the world and she is part of a genetic study run by Professor Abhimanyu Garg, MD, at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
    Professor Garg and his team now believe Lizzie may have a form of Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome (NPS) which causes accelerated ageing, fat loss from the face and body, and tissue degeneration. People with PRS often have triangular and prematurely aged faces with a pointy nose.
    He said: "I am aware of a small number of people that have similar conditions to Lizzie but each case is slightly different.
    "We cannot predict what will happen to Lizzie in the future as the medical community are yet to document older people with NPS.
    "However Lizzie is lucky to have healthy teeth, organs and bones so the outlook is good. We will continue to study her case and learn from her." Miss Velasquez has helped to write a book about her incredible experiences.
    It is due to be released in September.

    The girl who must eat every 15 minutes to stay alive - Telegraph

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    I think Laosy eats 120 times a day.
    Plump little sow laos that she is.

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    Nice white teeth those Americans have



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    Cod & chips should sort her out.

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    Last edited by dirtydog; 29-06-2010 at 01:52 AM.

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    I think I saw her on Maury Povich. I'd remember that face anywhere.

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    Pretty amazing what effects minor alterations or defects in humans' normal development can have.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bangyai
    Lizzie is lucky to have healthy teeth
    No kidding.

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    For some reason made me think of this guy:
    Tarrare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Isn't that Lena Zavaroni?

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    In fact, the 21-year-old from Austin, Texas, must eat every 15 minutes to stay healthy.
    Is she really healthy? That should be changed from 'to stay healthy' to 'to stay alive'

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    Sad state of affairs when we use someone's unfortunate circumstances for our own humour!

    So how many of the above are fat fuckers?

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