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[–] theepilepticferret 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Prader-Willi is pretty bad. It causes mental retardation and interferes with the brain's ability to detect satiety, so someone with the condition always feels like they are starving. IIRC it's caused by a gene deletion on chromosome 15 and is inherrited from the father (so the gene is missing in the sperm, not the egg). Caregivers need to be very strict and literally lock all food away because people with Prader-Willi can't feel full (they always feel as if they are starving) and can actually eat so much that their stomach bursts. Sufferers will often eat non-food items like pet food or items from the garbage.

So yes, caregivers need to withhold food, but not all caregivers are good caregivers and some aren't as diligent as they should be. There was actually a really interesting documentary about Prader-Willi on YouTube, I'll see if I can find it.

Edit: not the doc I was looking for, but this video is just as informative. You can hear it when some of the children talk that there is something "not quite right". Also for one of the obese kids, his obese mom admits to giving him extra food he doesn't need because she "feels bad". It just boggles my mind; you know it's bad to do that, but you do it anyways. Obese mom can't control her own urges, she shouldn't be allowed to care for a special needs child.

Edit 2: forgot a few words

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[–] Runway22L 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Cool thanks