Jumat, 04 Maret 2011

girl eating a lot but still skinny despite eating every 15 minutes

girl eating a lot but still skinny despite eating every 15 minutes
Poor guy suffered the fate of Lizzie Velasquez. Body of girl from Austin Texas, United States, this emaciated and almost no fat in the body part. Its weight weighing only 4 stone, or about 25.4 kilos, but he is not an eating disorder or anorexia sufferers.
To maintain health, Lizzie had to eat regularly every 15 minutes.



With such a thin body condition, this 21-year-old girl can still survive and healthy. Condition, he must eat regularly every 15 minutes. Allegedly, Lizzie had a very rare disorder found in the world. Because of this disorder, body weight can not increase despite eating up to 60 small meals every day.

To boost its weight, Lizzie tried to eat 5000 to 8,000 calories per day. However, this communication majors never get past the weight of 26 kilograms.

"I often weigh on a regular basis, and if successful add one pound of anything I am very pleased," said the girl is 156 cm tall.

"I eat every 15 to 20 minutes to maintain energy levels. I eat a variety of foods in small portions, such as chips, candy, chocolate, pizza, chicken, cakes, donuts, ice cream, and noodles during the day. I was surprised when many people accused me of having anorexia, "he said.

Lizzie was born prematurely weighing about 1.3 kilograms. Doctors at the time found the amniotic fluid that protects the fetus Lizzie is very little. "They surprised us, how this baby could survive," said Lizzie's mother, Rita (45).

Doctors initially speculated, Lizzie's chances of having a genetic disorder called syndrome De Barsy, but suspected it then vanished because Lizzie was not impaired in learning and thinking. Lizzie has also been brought to genetic scientists, but no one can be sure what had happened to this girl.

Lizzie was the case with the doctors in the world makes surprise. Now Lizzie's case became part of the research by Professor Abhimanyu Garg, MD, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA.

Professor Garg and his team believe that Lizzie had similar syndrome called neonatal progeroid syndrome (NPS). This syndrome can lead to acceleration in the aging process, loss of fat from the body and face and tissue degeneration.

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