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WATCH: Toddler on strict diet because of genetic condition that makes him constantly hungry

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Two-year-old Reggie is already on a strict low carb diet, high protein, no sugar diet because of a genetic condition that makes him constantly hungry.

In 2018 he was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome, is a genetic condition causing a range of learning difficulties and behavioural problems. It can also cause an excessive appetite, which requires the ultra-restrictive diet.

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