Paul Mason, a 50-year-old man from England is considered the fattest man in the world at 980 lbs
but he recently underwent surgery and is down 560 lbs
She says her 20,000-calorie-a-day diet is her limit, but blames Britain’s National Health Service for not allowing her to see a nutritionist when she was over 400 lbs
Donna Simpson (born 1967) is an American woman who, in 2008, expressed her desire to be one of the strongest women in the world
He wants to reach a weight of 1,000 (450 kg)
As of June 2010, Simpson weighed 602 pounds (273 kg), down from his weight of 630 pounds (290 kg) in 2008
In 2010, she won the Guinness World Records for “The heaviest woman to give birth” In August 2011, Simpson decided to go on a diet to reduce her weight with a goal of 370 pounds (170 kg) so that she could support herself and be able to do a better job of raising her children
3 Manuel Uribe
Manuel Uribe (born June 11, 1965) is a man from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, who is famous for his weight gain and becoming one of the most famous in history
After weighing about 597 kilograms (1,320 lb) and not being able to leave his bed since 2001, Uribe lost about 400 lbs
(a third of his body weight, about 1818 kg) with the help of doctors and nutritionists, and by following the local diet
Uribe attracted worldwide attention when he appeared on the Televisa television network in January 2006, but he turned down an offer to undergo bypass surgery in Italy
Uribe was also featured in The Tallest Man in the World, a documentary about his life in bed and his efforts to overcome the disease
By October 26, 2008, Uribe had reduced his weight to 360 kg (790 lb)
As of February 2012, he weighed 440 lbs
4 Robert Earl Hughes
Robert Earl Hughes (June 4, 1926 – July 10, 1958) was, during his lifetime, the heaviest person recorded in the history of the world
Hughes’ obesity was attributed to an underactive pituitary gland
Its chest was measured at 315 meters (103 ft), and weighed about 486 kilos (1,070 lb) at its largest
By the time of his death, he weighed more than half a ton
In his early life, Hughes performed for guests at carnivals and fairs; Plans to appear on Ed Sullivan’s television program were announced but did not appear
On July 10, 1958, Hughes contracted a case of measles that soon developed into uremia, leading to his death in Baylis, Illinois, U
S; he was thirty-two years old
It is often said that he was buried in a piano case
The error comes from a sentence that appears in the companion edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, which reads, “He was buried in a coffin the size of a piano” His headstone says he was the heaviest man in the world at 1,041 kilograms (472 kg)
5 Kenneth Brumley
Kenneth Brumley is one of the heaviest people on record, whose weight is certified
He was featured in the Channel 4 BodyShock documentary “Half Ton Dad,” as a father of four, who weighed almost 74 stone (468 kg or 1,035 pounds)
According to Kenneth Brumley’s words in the newspaper, he had been bedridden for four years
After being admitted as an inpatient at Renaissance Hospital in Houston, Texas, firefighters had to knock down a wall in Brumley’s home to get out
At Renaissance Hospital, Brumley was treated by a team of medical professionals, Renee Williams, believed to be the heaviest woman in the world at the time
The first step in Brumley’s treatment was a diet with only 1200 calories per day, which allowed him to lose 1675 kilograms (76 kg) in just 40 days
Michael Hebranko (born May 14, 1953) is a super overweight man, known to be one of the strongest men in the world
While staying at St Luke in New York, he lost his weight from 411 kg (910 lb) to 90 kg (200 lb) and waist size from 290 cm (110 in) to 91 cm (36 in) in 19 months , with the help of nutrition and exercise coach, Richard Simmons, and recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the heaviest weight recorded in 1990
She lost some of this weight through surgery
He has toured the United States lecturing about his experiences in supporting diet and exercise and appeared in the media promoting Richard Simmons
“Mayra Rosales murder – 1,000-lb woman ‘too fat to kill'”
A court in Texas has decided that Mayra Rosales, who weighs about 1,036 kilograms, is too big, and it is impossible to raise her arms to kill her 2-year-old nephew, who is accused of murder in the year 2008
8 John Brower Minnoch
This is Jon Brower Minnoch (1941 – 1983) of Bainbridge Island, WA
tall, but was estimated to weigh “probably over” 1400 lbs
in 1979, when it took 13 people just to push him to bed
Minnoch, like many of the heaviest, has great edema; his weight has been increased to at least 900 lbs
The original driver was always heavy, weighing 400 lbs
in 1966, and 975 lbs
in 1966, and 975 lbs
in 1976, but he said he was handicapped, in every way, by his size until a 500-calorie diet sapped his muscular strength and left him on the brink of death
At his peak in 1978, Jon Brower Minnoch tipped the scales at 635 kilograms, or 1397 kilograms, or if you prefer, 100 stone
He died on September 10, 1983 weighing 362 kilograms or 796 kilograms
Minnoch is the father of two children with his 110-lb wife, Jeannette
A woman believed to be the heaviest person in the world at 50 stone (700 lbs) is facing a battle to lose weight after doctors told her she could die
Terri Smith was locked in her bedroom in her Ohio home, unable to move, stand, or turn on her own, setting a new world record for the Largest Woman in 2010
By the age of 20, Terri weighed 18 stone (252 lbs) but she remained active and worked as a mental health worker for 20 years
“I help people wash, eat and dress themselves,” she said
In order to undergo a brain scan and receive the life-saving treatment she may need, Terri is now embarking on a weight-loss regimen of exercise and healthy eating
An 11-year-old boy named Dzhambik Khatokhov (known as Jambik) from Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, weighs 324 kilograms, is 5′ 2″ and holds the world record for the largest child
At birth, Jambik weighed 6 lb
– a reasonable amount for a baby – but by his first birthday, he was over 28 lbs
At just three years old, Jambik was lifting weights as heavy as 7 lbs
Since then Jambik has gained almost 112 lbs
another meal of porridge and ice cream
But his mother Nelya, 42, does not share their doctor’s concern that Jambik’s pregnancy is too serious
“It’s still growing — up and out,” he said
Jambik, who wrestles five days a week and swims, said, “I want to be an athlete when I grow up
Dzhambik is famous in Russia and has been featured in many Russian TV shows