Lizzie Velasquez Profile, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Biography & More
Elizabeth Anne Velasquez is an American motivational speaker, activist, author, and YouTuber. Lizzie Velasquez was born with an extremely rare congenital disease called Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome that, among other symptoms, prevents her from accumulating body fat and gaining weight. Her conditions resulted in bullying during her childhood. During her teenage years, she faced cyberbullying, which ultimately inspired her to take up motivational speaking.
The eldest of three children born to Rita and Guadalupe Velásquez, Lizzie was born on March 13, 1989, in Austin, Texas. She was born four weeks prematurely and weighed less than 2 pounds 11 ounces
Velasquez’s condition is a very rare, previously undiagnosed and non-terminal genetic disorder. Her condition bears similarities to many other conditions, especially progeria. Medical researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center previously speculated that it may be a form of neonatal progeroid syndrome (NPS) (Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome), which does not affect Velásquez’s healthy bones, organs, and teeth.
Velasquez is medically unable to gain weight, which is a hallmark of her rare disorder. She has never weighed more than 29 kg (64 lbs), and reportedly has almost 0% body fat. Moreover, she is required to eat many small meals and snacks throughout the day, averaging between 5,000 and 8,000 calories daily. Additionally, she is blind in her right eye, which began to cloud over when she was four, and she is vision-impaired in her left eye.
Around 2015, it was revealed that Velásquez and another woman named Abby Solomon, with a similar but less severe variant of the condition, have mutations in the FBN1 gene, which encodes the proprotein of the novel hormone asprosin, and that this mutation results in asprosin deficiency and is responsible for their conditions. The condition is specifically called Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome or simply Marfan lipodystrophy syndrome.
Lizzie Velasquez Biodata and Biography
Name
Elizabeth Anne Velásquez
Nick-name
Lizzie Velasquez, Lizzie
Sex
Female
Date Of Birth
13 March 1989
Age
33 Years (as in 2022)
Profession / Occupation
American motivational speaker, Activist, Author and YouTuber
Mother Tongue
English
Religion
Roman Catholic
Nation
American
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Height / Weight
5′ 6” /29kg
First Debut
Not Known
Money Factor
Net Worth: $2 million
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Lizzie Velasquez Family and Relatives
Father
Guadalupe Fonsi Velásquez
Mother
Rita Borja Velásquez
Brothers
Chris Velásquez
Sisters
Marina Velásquez
Marital Status
Unmarried
Husband
N/A
Boyfriends/ Affairs
Not Known
Lizzie Velasquez Height, Weight and Body Measurements
Height in Centimetres
166 cm
Height in Meters
1.66 m
Height in Feet Inches
5′ 6”
Weight
29kg
Body Measurement
Not Known
Eye Colour
Eye clouded over and changed colour, so she now has one brown eye and one blue eye
Hair Colour
Black
Lizzie Velasquez Favorites
Favorite Colour
Not Known
Favorite Actor
Not Known
Favorite Actress
Not Known
Favorite Food
Crisps, Sweets, Chocolate, Pizza, Chicken, Cake, Doughnuts, Ice cream, Noodles and Pop tarts all
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