Rare Defect Caused Death of 'Obese' Three-Year-Old ; Mps Under Attack Over 'Misleading Report' On Six Stone Girl

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A THREE-year-old girl widely reported to have died of obesity was actually the victim of a genetic abnormality, it emerged today.

The rare defect meant the girl's body constantly told her she was starving to death, causing her to scream for food all the time.

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Rare Defect Caused Death of 'Obese' Three-Year-Old ; Mps Under Attack Over 'Misleading Report' On Six Stone Girl

Her case was highlighted in a Commons health committee report on the UK's obesity epidemic, which warned that obese children could become the first generation to die before their parents.

The claim prominently featured o...

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