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In Pictures: Lizzie Valesquez Is The Woman Who Can’t Put On Weight

by | 29th, June 2010

ALL eyes on Lizzie Lizzie Velasquez – the woman unable to gain weight. Miss Valesquez is not only the envy of every WAG, Victoria Beckham and Amy Winehouse wannabe, she is ill.

At 21 years old, Valesquez weighs about 60 lbs and has zero percent body fat. She is 5ft 2 inches tall.

She needs to eat every 15 minutes to stay live.

Medics think she has Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome. But they don’t know.

And in case you think we are just gawping – which we are – Miss Valesquez has a book out in September…

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Lizzie Velasquez, who has to eat every 5 minutes to stay alive. She is the victim of some unidentified syndrome. From her Twitter account @littlelittlev: http://twitpic.com/1ykhkf



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