"I nearly spilled my beer on that last one," said Bruce Jackson, 45, taking the precautionary measure of drinking down what remained in his cup.

An early experience of starvation may not be the only explanation for the parents' claims that Bruce Jackson had strange eating habits.

Bruce Jackson said his teeth became so rotten they had to be removed.

The most striking gains have been made by Bruce Jackson, who lives on his own in a residential complex.

Bruce Jackson had often gorged himself on food and had lied about conditions in the home.

Bruce Jackson, the 19-year-old found rooting through the garbage, weighed 45 pounds and was 48 inches tall in October.

Under the terms of the settlement involving the boys, Bruce Jackson, who is now 21 and living on his own, will receive $7.5 million.

He said Bruce Jackson required two blood transfusions after he was found because of serious iron deficiencies.

Bruce Jackson (born 1936) is an American folklorist, documentary filmmaker, writer and photographer.

But it mattered to Bruce Jackson, who was left to search for a jockey.