21-year-old Lizzie Velasquez is so thin not because she is anorexic. She actually has to eat every 15 minutes to stay alive as she suffers from a rare condition that prevents her from gaining weight.
I think there would be many of us who might have wished that wouldn't it be great if one can eat anything but not grow fat. Well, Lizzie's case would be an extreme one.
Even though she consumes 60 small meals equaling 5,000 to 8,000 calories each day, she has zero percent body fat and weighs just 56 pounds. She's 5 feet, 2 inches tall.
Picture of Lizzie as a child.
You can read more about Lizzie by clicking on to:
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpps/news/lizzie-velasquez-must-eat-every-15-minutes-to-stay-alive-dpgoha-20100629-fc_8389666http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/06/28/2010-06-28_lizzie_velasquez_21yearold_with_undiagnosed_genetic_disorder_must_eat_60_times_a.html
http://www.aboutlizzie.com/
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