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Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Fact for May 9:

Another characteristic of Prader-Willi Syndrome is that the individual will have a slow metabolism. The metabolic system determines the rate at which the body burns calories. Because the metabolism of someone with PWS works at HALF the speed of a typical person, they can only eat about half the calories as their peers or they will gain a dangerous amount of weight. Many individuals with PWS can only eat approximately 1000 calories a day. To complicate things further, low muscle tone and poor coordination make exercise difficult.

Gabby can only metabolize 800 calories per day so she is restricted to eating only 800 calories per day. If she eats more than 800 calories per day, she gains weight very easily.