Health Issue: The Women Eat Every 15 Minutes to Alive

Woman eats every 15 minutes to stay alive London: Here's is a case which has fascinated doctors all over the world. Meet: Lizzie Velasquez, the 21-year-old woman from Austin, United States, who eats every 15 minutes to stay alive.          Velasquez, who is now part of a genetic study by an Indian origin expert, Abhimnyu Garg of University of Texas, has a rare condition which prevents her from gaining weight even though she eats up to 60 meals a day, the Telegraph reports, Garg says she suffers form of Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome which caused accelerated aging.          Despte consuming between 5,000 and 8,000 calories daily, the 5 feet 2 inches communications student, weights 25kg and has zero per cent body fat. "I eat every 15 to 20 minutes to keep my energy levels up," she said.