[Miss Provocateur]

Suman Khatun is a 5-year-old Indian girl who just can’t stop eating. Doctors say she will end-up eating herself to death if she doesn’t seek medical help soon.


Suman’s problems were noticed ever since she was three months old and by the time she turned two, she weighed 38kg. Now, at age five, Suman weighs over75 kg and will continue to gain around 15 kg every year , unless her condition is cured.

Her parents earn little over Rs.500 a week and are having problems providing the amount of food Suman needs. She eats 10 kg of rice, 5 kg of potatoes, 24 eggs and 6 liters of milk every week and often goes around asking neighbors for more food. When her family refuses to feed her, she screams, cries and even throws rocks at them.

Suman already suffers from severe respiratory issues and her family can’t afford to take her to Calcutta for a specialized consult. According to the local doctor, Suman Kathun has a malfunctioning pituitary gland and needs to see a specialist in Delhi or Mumbai, before it’s too late.

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[Alley James]

obesity is the biggest problem of all time but feeding a child like this is throwing her in dungeon death then why not stop feeding her and give her some medicine to cure and protect money and save for her future.

[Lilu]

Gosh, it is always hard to decide what principle to follow in feeding the child since there is a fine line between well-nourishment and underfeeding. If often happens that the child refuses to eat and parents try to feed him/her when occasion offers and thus stretch the stomach, what leads to obesity.