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Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.