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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
We have genetically modified rats and mice that become obese when fed a normal 4% fat rodent chow diet.
They are call the OLEFT rats and the Ob/Ob mice.
For the mice they do not make this protein called Leptin. So they eat uncontrollably even during times of sleep. The leptin is made from fat tissue and is sent up to the arcuate nucleus of the brain to tell these animals they have reached satiety.
I think the OLEFT rats have similar problems.
This issue in this girl may also be glandular, either thyroid or adreals. I forget the disease names but there may be similarities with Graves.
But without the path report, there is no way to go down with the differentials.
And it is true a kid may not be able to cook for himself or herself, so they are consuming large amounts of carbohydrates, monosacchrides possibly with starches. There would be more muscle mass if it was all protein. And as always, with carbs there's fats. So if her parents were neglectful, this kid would have to eating nutrient-poor foods abundantly like candy, sodas, fruit loops, breads, etc. unrestrained for 2 years.
Most babies that gain weight at 2 years old are automatically put on caloric restrictive diet. Now, whether the parents adhere to the PCP's recommendations is a different story.
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AKA Monet the big issue is that the kid couldn't actually walk herself to the kitchen, and unless her parents put the food under the counter instead of above she probably couldn't reach it.
I still can't get past the fact that she ROLLED everywhere.