PHOTOS! MEET 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WEIGHS 70kg AND CAN’T STOP EATING

Meet a three-year-old boy who apparently weighs 70 kg and can not stop gaining weight. 

Misael, from Espirito Santo, Brazil, weighed 2.9kg when he was born but every month since then, he has gained approximately 3 kilograms. The poor boy, who is supposedly suffering from Prader–Willi syndrome, now weighs 70kg and is struggling to walk. Classic signs and symptoms include constant craving for food and rapid weight gain. Misael eats frequently and consumes large portions and even then he still feels hungry. The boy also has serious behavioural problems and his parents have to hire a private taxi to transport the boy to a local hospital.

Prader–Willi syndrome symptoms include constant craving for food and rapid weight gain

Misael weighted 2.9kg when he was born

While syndrome itself is not life threatening, the compulsive eating and resulting weight gain can be. That is why restricting a child’s diet is a particularly important part of managing their condition.

“And when we walk down the street, people stop, want to take pictures with him, people say that they never saw a boy this size.”

The boy also has serious behavioural problems such as stubbornness and hysteria

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.