Think of all those children out there that are born constantly hungry, which are unable to feel satisfied eating, and constantly obsessed with food and eating. This complex genetic mistake is known as Prader-Willi Syndrome. It is passed through genes of those who have it or a mistake in genes. It was only recently when scientists had discovered the genetic underpinnings of this syndrome. Which there is now to date no cure.
About 12,000 to 15,00 children are born with Prader-Willi Syndrome, which is a mistake in the genes that makes one constantly hungry and unable to stop the feeling. Prader-Willi syndrome discombobulates the hypothalamus, a section of the brain responsible for a wide variety of functions, including appetite control. Including this control over calorie control, there are results in poor muscle tone, lack of energy and a high percentage of body fat. All of these diminish the children caloric needs to two-thirds that of a normal child. Even though the eating disorder is the most obvious and time-consuming symptom it is only one part of this complex syndrome. At first, babies who have the syndrome feed poorly and fail to gain weight because their poor muscle tone gives the a hard time with the ability to suck.
Prader-Willi Syndrome also can do other things to the body that make this a more complex ailment. The syndrome can also result in failure to grow and mature normally, a characteristic facial structure is known. Also disruptive behavioral problems, respiratory difficulties, obsessive-compulsive behavior, learning disabilities and diminished intelligence. These are some of the other things that the people with Prader- Willi syndrome have unfortunately. But that is because it is a very complex syndrome, which is a missing gene, which mixes up that part of the brain, which is what makes those of a normal person function unlike the people with the syndrome.
It was only around 2 decades when the genetic under...