Man Defies Rare Condition to Try His First Meal at 24 (Exclusive)

Man Defies Rare Condition to Try His First Meal at 24 (Exclusive)

His diet used to come in a juice box. Now, at 24, he’s learning how to eat, taste, and enjoy food for the first time — on camera and on his own terms NEED TO KNOW Ben Sutter is a 24-year-old who hasn't eaten real food the majority of his life For years, his diet consisted of juice boxes called Neocate Splash, which provided him with all the nutrients he needed to survive - and the occasional three foods he was green-lighted for: potatoes, rice, and corn After being approved for Dupixent in 2021, Sutter's plate grew to include foods he had never been able to try before For most of his life, 24-year-old Ben Sutter never knew what it was like to eat a real meal. Diagnosed at just 15 months old with eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) – a rare, chronic disease where the body attacks certain foods as if they were harmful invaders – he relied entirely on Neocate Splash , a medically formulated drink that came packaged in convenient juice boxes. By t…