Obesity is a real scourge of our time. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are overweight. Most obese people now live in developed countries. Excessive nutrition, lack of physical activity, the huge amount of carbohydrates that we consume - all this leads to extra pounds. Who are they, the fattest people in the world? We have prepared for you a list of the fattest people on the planet, some of them are no longer alive. Remember, obesity is not only ugly, but also deadly.
10. Myra Lisbeth Rosales | 500 kg
This woman can become an example for all those who are overweight and want to get rid of this problem. Myra weighed about five hundred kilograms, but was able to pull herself together and lose about four centners.
Mayra Lisbeth Rosalas was born in the USA in 1980. At 32, she weighed about 500 kilograms and was bedridden. But even there she could not move. Myra managed to lose about 400 kilograms thanks to a special diet, exercises and eleven surgeries.
In 2008, she was charged with the murder of her nephew, and she admitted it. But then it turned out that the woman had incriminated herself in order to protect her sister, who had beaten to death her own son. The court acquitted Myra.
Today, Myra has a special program for those who want to lose weight. Her very life is a confirmation that a person can get out of the most difficult situations, the main thing is simply to want this.
At the moment, Myra believes that she needs to lose another thirty kilograms.
9. Robert Earl Hughes | 486 kg
Born in 1926, in the USA. At one time, he was considered the heaviest person in the world, his weight reached 486 kilograms. He had overweight problems since childhood: at six years old he already weighed 92 kilograms, and at 13 years old - 248. At an early age he suffered from whooping cough and after that began to rapidly gain weight. He repeatedly tried to lose weight, but these attempts were unsuccessful.
Using his physique, he even made money. He was shown to people at fairs, and they willingly paid money for this sight. True, Hughes had to be delivered there in a special trolley, because he could hardly move around. People who knew Hughes noted his good nature. But at that time in the USA there were no special clinics for overweight people, and therefore it was left to its own devices.
During the next tour, he fell ill with measles and died of this disease. He simply could not be delivered to the nearest hospital. Thousands of Americans came to the funeral of the heaviest person. He died at the age of 32.
8. Patrick Diyuel | 511 kg
Born in 1962 in the USA. Is one of the fattest people in the world. And one of the few people on our list who are still alive. The maximum weight of Duel was 511 kilograms. For several years he did not leave his room, because he could not move.
After that, he was hospitalized and removed part of the stomach, as well as adipose tissue. For several months he was engaged in physical exercises and followed a diet. As a result of all these actions, he was able to lose 260 kilograms. Total weight loss is 318 kilograms, and today it weighs 193 kilograms.
7. Michael Hebranco | 453 kg
This man in his life managed to lose and recover in a total of 2000 kilograms. Herbanko was born in the USA in 1953. In early childhood, he began to have problems with being overweight. At sixteen, he weighed 160 kilograms. At the age of 23, his weight reached already four hundred kilograms, and it became difficult for him to move independently.
After treatment, Michael's weight dropped to 90 kilograms, and the size of the waist decreased three times. All this was achieved thanks to a special diet and exercise.
However, after a few years, he again gained weight and reached 453 kilograms. He was again admitted to the hospital. This courageous man was able to pull himself together and reduce his weight to 80 kilograms. Herbanko died in 2013, having a weight of 250 kilograms. He entered the Guinness Book of Records as the man who was able to lose the greatest weight in history.
6. Rosalie Bradford | 544 kg
Rosalie Bradford - the owner of two records at once. She was the fattest woman in the world, as well as the woman who managed to lose the most kilograms.
Bradford was born in the USA in 1943. Already at fourteen, her weight reached 93 kilograms. She gained her maximum weight at the age of 44 years, he reached 544 kilograms. After that, Rosalie fell into a deep depression and even tried to commit suicide.
At that time, she could make the only movement - clap her hands. But then the woman decided to change her life: she sat on a special diet and began to do exercises. For a year, she managed to lose 190 kilograms. In total, thanks to the exercises, she managed to lose 416 kilograms. Then she, however, abandoned her studies and diet and began again to rapidly gain weight.
Rosalie Bradford died in 2006 due to postoperative complications, she removed excess skin.
5. Walter Hudson | 544 kg
Is one of the hardest people in the entire history of medical observations. Its maximum weight was 544 kilograms. He was born in the USA, in 1944, lived in New York.
Walter Hudson - the owner of the widest waist, its volume was more than three meters. He died at the age of 47 in 1991. The coffin in which this fat man was buried is really impressive: it looks more like a railway container.
4. Manuel Uribe | 587 kg
This cheerful Mexican is third on our list. the fattest people on the planet. Its maximum weight was 587 kilograms.
Uribe was a fat child, already at 22 he weighed 130 kilograms. Then he could not leave his house on his own. He was offered to perform a special operation, but he refused and sat on a rigid diet. He was able to lose weight up to 381 kilograms and for the first time in many years to go out.
In 2008, he married and three years later managed to lose weight up to 187 kilograms. However, in 2014, he died in a hospital.
3. Khalidu bin Mohsenu Shaari | 610 kg
Saudi Arabian citizen who was born in 1991. Its weight is 610 kilograms. Shaari alone can no longer move. Now it is considered the hardest person on the planet.
By personal order of the King of Saudi Arabia, Shaari was transferred to the capital of the country and hospitalized. In 2013, he underwent an operation that helped get rid of 150 extra pounds.
2. John Minnoch | 635 kg
He is not only the fattest man, but also the officially recorded fattest man in the world. He was born in the USA, in 1941 and at the age of 20 he weighed 180 kilograms. By the age of 30, he gained 400 kilograms and stopped walking. This led to an even greater weight gain, and in a few years he reached the mark of 635 kilograms. Minnoch could no longer roll over on his own bed.
Then Minnokh was hospitalized and with the help of a special diet he was able to lose weight up to 215 kilograms. This is another record: not one of the people dropped such a quantity of kilograms. However, after the cessation of treatment, Minnokh quickly gained the same weight. He died in 1983.
1. Carol Yeager | 727 kg
The fattest man in history considered Carol Yeager. She is the fattest woman in the world. At a certain period in her life, the weight of this woman reached an unimaginable 727 kilograms. She lived in the USA, was born in 1960 in the state of Michigan and from childhood had problems with being overweight. At a young age, she experienced severe stress - one of her relatives tried to rape her. After that, she began to eat a lot.
She was hospitalized several times (each time they had to call firefighters). Doctors helped her lose a small number of kilograms, but then she gained them again. Yeager managed to gain 727 kilograms. At the same time, her width was 1.5 meters, and her body mass index was 251. Obesity made her a sick person. She could not walk, had diabetes and heart failure. In 1994, Carol Yeager died. At the time of death, her weight was 545 kilograms.