The 15 Minute Eater - Lizzie Velasquez

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oi-Denise Baptiste

By Denise Baptiste

Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 15:26

Have you ever thought of having a serious stomach problem? There are some women who long to have that perfect size zero figure and would go to such bad extremes just to attain it. Here is a woman who will draw your attention and would even freak you out. She has not undergone any sort of extreme diet to maintain her weight as she was in fact born with it.

Suffering from an usual type of syndrome, this American girl, Lizzie Velasquez, is proud that she has a loving family who is supporting her every dream and wish. Known as the girl who has to eat every 15 minutes, Lizzie , believes that her problem known as Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome is a rare condition that causes fat loss in the face and body thus leaving one aged and ugly. At the age of 21-years, Lizzie Velasquez, weighs her self everyday to see if she has gained weight. She has even stated that at times when she sees the weighing scale showing a pound more she would be more than excited!

The girl who has to eat every 15 minutes, Lizzie Velasquez, says that when she was born she had two brown eyes and as she gradually matured , she became blind in her right eye. Her parents never thought of her as being healthy as many told them that Lizzie Velasquez would soon pass away due to this syndrome. Still holding onto to hope, her parents are very happy that Lizzie Velasquez is healthy and not an anorexic patient too.

This girl who has to eat every 15 minutes recalls that when she was small her parents would actually have to purchase clothes form toy stores to make them fit her tiny body. Weighing around 25.4 kgs, Lizzie is happy and contented with life and takes each passing day with a smile.