Talk:Prader-Willi syndrome

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[edit] Is that appropriate?

In the treatment portion of the article, it reads:

Throughout their lives, the subject's food should literally be kept under lock and key, since the largest problem associated with the syndrome is severe obesity.

Food kept under lock and key? Does Prader-Willi syndrome cause an abnormal desire for unnecessary consumption of food? If not, is that not statement not offensive? I'm a skinny guy, but I'd imagine 100 million overweight Americans wouldn't be pleased if they read this. Baribeau 00:05, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't know much about Prader-Willi syndrome, but on the documentary I watched called "Can't Stop Eating," two individuals with PW syndrome were followed with a camera crew. It seemed to me that the individuals family, and caretakers, kept them away from the kitchen as much as possible. Actually, the teenage boy was at a center where the kitchen was literally locked tight to prevent him from getting in. It might not be that far fetched because the appetite seems to be unbearable for those with PW syndrome. As for offending overweight people - I would hope that the 100 million overweight Americans (I being one of them) would understand the situation. a person with PW syndrome has an appetite that is far more extreme than an average overweight persons. Poetic^X_contribs 03:01, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, PW syndrome does cause massive, excessive consumption of food, and it does literally need to be lock away from them. DocGratis 00:52, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This page is plagiarized

This page appears to be copied from genetests.org. I'll work on replacing it soon InvictaHOG 01:50, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

How about some kind of symptoms? Bihal 11:29, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

I just saw a little thing on CNN about this which attributes retardation to the disorder as well. i'll put it in Joeyramoney 00:27, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

hi! my name is DONNA LEVINE I AM 45 YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN A STATE GROUP HOME —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.89.189.252 (talk) 15:41, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Prader-Willi Syndrome in the media

How about some references here. The author seems to assume that we know what market "channel 4" services —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phreed100 (talk • contribs) 18:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)