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巴西一个名叫米歇尔的男童出生时体重仅为6.6磅(2.9公斤),此后每月体重净增6磅(2.7公斤),如今已3岁的他体重达150磅(70公斤),连走路都十分困难。经医生诊断,他极可能患有罕见的基因疾病:普瑞德——威利综合征。这种疾病的患者会持续地感到饥饿,并且会暴饮暴食。米歇尔的食量是同龄儿童的3到倍,甲状腺功能低下也助长了体重增加,治疗药物已无法解决体重增加问题。
A Brazilian boy named Michel weighed just 6.6 pounds (2.9 kg) at birth, a net increase of 6 pounds (2.7 kg) a month thereafter and a 150-lb (70 kg) weighing 3 years now, Even walking is very difficult. Diagnosed by a doctor, he is most likely to have a rare genetic disorder: Purdue-Willi Syndrome. Patients with this condition continue to feel hungry and overeating. Michelle’s food intake is 3 to 3 times the same age children, hypothyroidism also contributed to weight gain, the treatment of drugs has been unable to solve the problem of weight gain.