A young obese boy made international headlines some months ago after it
was revealed that he has a rare condition that makes him hungry all the
time and when there's no food, he eats anything available, even tissue
paper. It has now been revealed that he has passed away at the age of
11. Caden Benjamin, from South Africa, suffered from Prader-Willi
syndrome which is characterised by an obsessive compulsion to eat. As a
result, he weighed 90 kilogrammes at the age of 10. His condition meant
his brain could not register that his body did not need to eat anymore
after he was done eating, meaning the youngster never felt full.
Sometimes he ate toilet paper and even dirt when he couldn't get food.
Sadly,
he died on November 15 at the Steve Biko Hospital in the city of
Pretoria in South Africa’s Gauteng Province.Caden's obesity led to
serious problems with his breathing. He also had to undergo a
tracheotomy a while back and had to breath through a tube inserted into
his windpipe. The condition also meant he had an enlarged heart,
diabetes and depression.His mother Zola Benjamin is reportedly
devastated at losing her only child. The post
Obese boy who went viral due to a rare condition that makes him eat all the time dies at 11
