The human body has been studied by doctors, scientists, anthropologists, biologists and other specialists for many centuries. It is therefore not surprising that people today know a lot about how the human body actually works and what it is capable of. Even though the human body is limited in many ways in terms of physical capabilities, sometimes incredible cases occur where people demonstrate something far beyond what is considered possible.
25. Lifting a car with bare hands
In 2012, 22-year-old Lauren Kornacki saved her father, Alec Kornacki, in Glen Allen, Virginia. The man was repairing his BMW when the jack gave way and the two-ton car crushed him. A small, fragile girl lifted the car with her bare hands, saving her father’s life.
24. Staying in Ice
Dutch stuntman Wim Hof, known as "The Iceman", holds 20 world records, including the world record for longest stay on ice. In 2011, he broke his previous record by remaining chin-deep in ice for 1 hour, 52 minutes and 42 seconds.
23. Fifty marathons in fifty days
Calling his achievement "50/50/50", American ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes completed 50 marathons in 50 US states over 50 consecutive days. After completing his feat, Karnazes decided to run home from San Francisco to New York.
22. Car balancing
John Evans, known as the "professional head balancer", managed to balance a 159 kg Mini Cooper on his head for 33 seconds in 1999. The holder of another 32 world records also somehow balanced 101 bricks and 235 pints of beer on his head.
21. Longest insomnia ever
In 1964, Randy Gardner, a high school student in San Diego, California, stayed awake for 264.4 hours (11 days and 24 minutes), setting the world record for insomnia. Gardner subsequently managed to fully recover from this loss of sleep, as he did not experience any long-term psychological or physical after-effects.
20. Holding your breath underwater
On February 28, 2016, Alex Segura Vendrell, a professional diver from Catalonia, set a new world record for the longest breath hold underwater. Having previously purged his lungs with pure oxygen, he managed to hold his breath for 24 minutes and 3.45 seconds.
19. Helicopter that is pulled by the ear
Georgian Lasha Pataraia earned himself a place in the Guinness Book of Records by pulling a 7,734kg military helicopter down the runway using only his left ear. He set a world record by dragging an MI8 helicopter 26 meters and 30 centimeters.
18. Spider-Man
Also known as "Spider-Man", French climber Alain Robert is famous for climbing skyscrapers without any equipment or safety net. Robert has managed to climb landmarks such as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Sears Tower in Chicago.
17. Lightning Rod Man
American park ranger Roy Cleveland Sullivan, who works in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, is famous for being struck by lightning... as many as 7 times (between 1942 and 1977). Each time he survived.
16. Tightrope walker over Niaga Falls
Holder of 9 Guinness World Records, American acrobat, trapeze artist, stuntman and skater Nicholas Wallenda is best known for being the first person to walk on a tightrope directly over Niagara Falls. It took him 2 years to get approval from Canada and the US to perform this incredible feat.
15. Highest water jump
In August 2015, 27-year-old Lazaro "Lazo" Schaller entered the Guinness Book of Records for making the highest water jump. He jumped from a 58.8-meter cliff in Switzerland.
14. Ride the biggest wave
Garrett McNamara, an American professional surfer and extreme sports enthusiast, is famous for setting a world record for surfing. In January 2013, McNamara broke his own previous world record by boarding a 30-meter wave off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal.
13. Survive without food and water
In April 1979, 18-year-old Andreas Mihavech from Austria survived an incredible 18 days without food or water in a holding cell. The young man, who was driving a car involved in an accident, was placed in a cell by the police, who then completely forgot about him.
Shavarsh Karapetyan, a former Armenian Soviet swimmer and world and European champion, saved the lives of 20 people in 1976 during a trolleybus accident in Yerevan, Armenia. An overcrowded trolleybus with 92 passengers fell from a dam, plunging to a depth of 10 meters. Karapetyan jumped off the dam, dived, broke a window underwater and began to pull passengers out of the trolleybus. He managed to save 20 people before he himself lost consciousness in the murky water.
11. The greatest weight lifted by a person
American weightlifter and powerlifter Paul Anderson was included in the Guinness Book of Records as “the person who lifted the heaviest weight.” During one of his performances, he managed to lift a weight of 2844.02 kg from the racks with his shoulders.
10. The Man Who Pulled the Plane
Kevin Fast from Canada managed to drag a CC-177 Globemaster III military transport aircraft weighing 188.83 tons over a distance of 8.8 meters. The record was set at the Canadian Air Force Base in Trenton, Canada on September 17, 2009.
9. Buried Alive for Ten Days
In 2004, Czech fakir and magician Zdenek Zahradka spent ten days buried alive in a wooden coffin. He was without food or water all this time, but could breathe through the ventilation pipe.
Vesna Vulović is a former Serbian flight attendant who set an unusual record by falling from a height of 10,160 meters without a parachute and surviving. Vulovic fell from the plane, which exploded in the air. She “escaped” with multiple fractures and lay in a coma for 27 days, but after that she fully recovered from her injuries and even continued to fly.
The nickname "The Deepest Man on Earth" is given to Austrian freediver Herbert Nitsch, who set world records in all 8 freediving disciplines. He currently holds 69 official world records (usually breaking his own previous records). In June 2012, he dived to a depth of 253.2 meters.
In 2009, Wim Hof (the same man who spent almost 2 hours in the ice) climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 meters above sea level) wearing only shorts. And two years earlier, he climbed to a height of 6.7 km on Everest, also in only shorts and shoes, but was unable to reach the summit due to a leg injury.
5. Catching cannonballs with bare hands
Danish stuntman John Holtum was nicknamed the "Cannonball King" because he was able to catch a cannonball fired from a cannon by his assistant with his bare farts. Unfortunately, Holtum's first attempt to catch the cannonball ended with him losing three fingers.
4. Super mathematician
Daniel Tammet is an English writer, essayist, translator and autistic savant who is endowed with the gift of mathematical calculations in memory (and using numbers of 100 characters), and also knows 11 languages and invented his own language. He broke the European record for reproducing the number of decimal places of pi from memory. In 5 hours and 9 minutes he reproduced 22,514 characters.
Daniel Browning Smith, also known as "Rubber Man", is an American acrobat, actor, television host, comedian, showman and stuntman who holds the title of the most flexible man in history. During one of his exploits, he dislocated his arms by slipping through a tennis racket (without strings).
2. Metal Eater
Michel Lotito is a French entertainer known for eating indigestible objects. During his performances, he swallows metal, glass, rubber and other materials. He dismantled, cut into small pieces and ate bicycles, carts, televisions and even a Cessna 150 airplane. Between 1959 and 1997, Lotito is estimated to have eaten almost nine tons of metal.
1. King of Torture
Tim Cridland is an American performer who performs extremely painful stunts for entertainment. His tricks include fire swallowing, sword swallowing, skewering his body, and even electrocuting himself.
Continuing the theme of the incredible.
Over the past decades, the problem of obesity has become especially acute. The causes of the disease, characterized by excessive deposition of adipose tissue in the body, can be different: this is a genetic predisposition, a sedentary lifestyle, a slow metabolism, and the psychological inability to control one’s need for food, and all of the above factors together. To make it easier to identify the disease in time, you should get acquainted with the stories of the most difficult people in the world - men, women and even children!
According to medical sources, John became the absolute record holder for both maximum body weight (635 kg) and weight loss (419 kg). The man, born on September 29, 1941 and died on September 10, 1983 at the age of only 42, was recognized as the fattest in the world and included in the Guinness Book of Records. Neither before nor after it has clinical practice recorded such large volumes, but even the officially established figure was in fact very approximate. The doctors simply did not have the opportunity to make accurate measurements and weighing, because Minnok was in a completely immobilized state, and was also in poor health every day.
Obesity has plagued Brouwer since childhood. So, being a 12-year-old teenager, he already weighed about 130 kg! As he grew older, his weight also increased: at the age of 22, the scales showed 178 kg with a height of 185 cm. The case ended in emergency hospitalization. In 1978, 37-year-old John, with signs of acute respiratory and heart failure, was transferred, with some difficulty, to the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, USA. For transportation, it was necessary to hire more than 10 fire brigade employees, who first used special modified stretchers to transport Brouwer, and then a ferry, usually hired to ferry land vehicles (railway cars or cars)!
As a result, Minnok, who was taken to the hospital, was placed on 2 pushed together beds, and 13 staff members began to care for him. Fewer people simply could not have changed the bed linen for such a huge patient. John was prescribed strict adherence to a special 16-month diet, requiring consumption of only 1200 Kcal/day. Such a restriction was necessary because Brouwer was given an extremely disappointing diagnosis - a severe form of general edema. It turned out that most of the mass was not fat at all, but easily accumulated excess intercellular fluid (about 408 kg).
The man who helped the patient, Dr. Robert Schwartz, managed to make the largest man in the world lose weight to 215 kg! However, Minnock was unable to maintain the figure, and already in October 1981 he was hospitalized again with a body weight of 432 kg. This time the doctors were unable to take any action, because the examination revealed that obesity had become incurable. A record holder against his will, John died 2 years later weighing 362 kg.
Despite the fact that Brouwer never fulfilled his dream and did not get rid of excess weight, his life still cannot be associated solely with suffering. This may seem surprising, but the biggest man in the world was able to find love - a healthy woman named Jeanette with a rather small weight of 50 kg, who became John's wife and even gave him 2 wonderful children.
While some have already immortalized their name on the pages of history as the heaviest people in the world, others continue to do so right now. One such man is Saudi Arabian Khalid ibn Mohsen Shaari, born in 1991. At the time of the examination in 2013, the young guy’s weight was 610 kg! He, like the above-mentioned hero, was included in the Guinness Book of Records.
Shaari, who lived all his life in the southern Saudi Arabian province of Jizan, did not have the opportunity to independently take care of his problem and its elimination. Therefore, the country's king Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz, who ruled from 2005 to 2015, intervened in the matter. In 2013, the monarch, who was already 88 years old, ordered Khalid to be transported to one of the hospitals in the capital of Riyadh. The private plane that carried out the transportation, as well as the entire course of treatment, was paid for from the personal funds of the leader of the state. Dozens of police officers, doctors and even military personnel were involved in the transportation. To get the young man out of the house, it took a lot of work from the builders, who dismantled part of the wall in his house. Not without the help of the United States of America, from where a crane and a special bed were ordered, suitable in strength for a person with such a body weight. By the time this operation was performed, Shaari had been hopelessly in his usual place, in his bed, for 2 years. He simply could not leave her.
Doctors found that Khalid has a record BMI (body mass index) of 204 kg/sq. m. (for comparison, in Minnok it reached only 186 kg/sq. m.).
Interesting fact! The need to identify the BMI indicator always accompanies patients with obesity because it allows one to assess the degree of correspondence between height and body weight. This way you can determine whether your weight is normal, underweight or overweight, and also create a competent course of treatment. In a healthy person, this value should range from 18.5 to 24.99. It is quite easy to calculate - you need to divide your own mass (in kg, for example, 70) by the height represented in the square (in m, for example, 1.69 * 1.69).
At the Shaari clinic, they first performed an operation to remove an extra 80 kg of fat, and then helped to naturally lose about 320 kg. Over time, his lungs and heart began to work better, and his muscles acquired strength that they did not possess before. Even though the man lost the title of the biggest and fattest man in the world, this brought him exceptional relief and happiness, because in 2016 he was able to take an independent walk for the first time in a long time! By the way, the Saudi Arabian media noticed that in the case of Khalid, the cause of obesity was not uncontrolled eating of fast food and sweets, but serious problems in the body. In the absence of timely assistance, they could lead to the death of the guy. However, today Shaari’s life and health are not in danger. He gradually learns to walk normally and continues to adhere to the prescribed course of therapy.
Continuing the topic of how much the heaviest people in the world have ever weighed, one cannot help but recall the representative of the state of Michigan, Carol Ann Yager. Born on January 26, 1960 and died on July 18, 1994 (she was 34 years old at the time of her death), this American woman was recognized as the largest woman ever known in world history. Her maximum weight, recorded in official sources, reached 544 kg with a height of 170 cm (BMI was 188 kg/sq. m.).
Carol's health problems began in childhood. Then she had to deal with psychogenic overeating - an eating disorder that manifests itself as a result of the body to a stressful event, for example, the loss of a loved one, an accident, a negative emotional outburst, etc. According to Carol, the addiction to food first appeared in her as a reaction to violent actions on the part of a relative.
Carol's muscles quickly atrophied, and she lost the ability to move independently. Placed in the clinic, the woman made a fairly lengthy attempt to lose weight, which brought tangible results and even allowed Yager to set a respectable personal record. So, without the help of surgeons, she lost 236 kg in just 3 months! However, Carol was unable to complete the job she had started, and upon leaving the hospital, she returned to eating food. As a result, the woman died at the age of 34. The medical record indicated that the main cause of death was renal failure, which was accompanied by multiple organ failure and morbid obesity.
Special attention should be paid to this American from New Jersey. 51-year-old Donna differs from other big men in her integrity, because for a long time she considered her weight of 317 kg not a problem at all, but an extravagant feature! Simpson wanted to reach a body weight of 1,000 pounds, or 450 kg, and therefore become the largest representative of the fair sex among all living women. To do this, she began to consume unimaginable portions of fast food (12,000 kcal each) day after day, and also created a special website on which male fans paid money for the opportunity to admire photographs and see their idol eating on video. However, Donna became known throughout the world for another reason, namely because in 2010 she was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the “fattest mother.” At the time of the birth of her second baby, the girl Jacqueline, who turned 3 years old today, the woman weighed 241 kg.
Obesity has been Simpson's constant companion since childhood. Then the mother accustomed the family members to a menu that included everything the heart desired. At the age of 9, Simpson weighed 83 kg, which is why she was bullied by her classmates. Subsequently, as an adult, she made repeated attempts to lose weight, which were caused by various reasons - her own initiatives, her father’s requests, separation from her first husband and son’s father...
However, over time, Donna finally decided to accept herself for who she is and stop chasing slimness. The woman was not embarrassed by spending $700 a week on food alone, or a passive existence with virtually no movement, or health problems that worsened significantly after the second, difficult birth and cesarean section (diabetes, high blood pressure). It seemed that nothing could shake Simpson in her plans, when suddenly the unexpected happened - a man named Philip Guamba, whom she met on a site for fans of large beauties, left her after 5 years of marriage.
Now Donna, who is left alone with 2 children, intends to lose weight in order to once again become an independent person capable of taking personal responsibility for her children. And yet, the end to this story will not be put soon - Simpson does not rule out that if an admirer of extremely curvy figures appears in her life again, she may return to her previous unbridled eating habits.
It’s hard to believe that the Indonesian Arya is only 10 years old, because he has parameters that do not fit with his young age. Today Perman’s weight reaches as much as 192 kg! He never left the province of West Java, where his parents live and work - ordinary farmers who never imagined that their family would suffer grief in the form of the obesity of their beloved son. Rokaya, the boy’s mother, notes that he was born a normal baby weighing 3.2 kg, but at the age of 2 years he suddenly began to experience an irresistible need for food and persistent hunger. As a result, Arya rapidly gained weight and also developed shortness of breath.
Today he is practically unable to move independently. Permana constantly feels tired, so his daily routine consists of only 3 things:
- eating;
- lying in the pool for many hours.
Now the parents do not have the money to take the boy to an expensive clinic for examination. I would like to hope that they will still help him get rid of the disease, because there is every reason to believe that the cause of obesity lies not so much in a hormonal imbalance, but in a serious internal pathology.
Like the fattest woman in the world. Her maximum weight was 727 kilograms.
The woman was born in America. She had an eating disorder since childhood. Carol herself said that her illness began due to sexual aggression from one of her family members. In other interviews, she admitted that this was not the only thing that influenced her eating habits.
Carol could not move on her own. Her muscles could not support her body weight.
Yeager is also remembered in history for losing the most weight non-surgically. Within 3 months by 236 kilograms.
In 1994, at the age of 34, Carol Yeager died weighing 544 kilograms. It was gracefully celebrated by 90 friends and family members.
Carol died of kidney failure caused by morbid obesity.
Official fattest man in the world
American John Minnoch is officially registered as the fattest man. At 25 years old, his weight was around 180 kilograms. He worked as a taxi driver, and in order to fit in, he had to slightly change its design. After some time, John already weighed 635 kilograms, 90 of which he gained in just 7 days.
About 400 liters of fluid accumulated in John's body, so even 10 people could not lift him.
John Minnoch died at 42 years old weighing 362 kilograms.
Official weight loss record holder
Mexican Manuel Uribe is another fattest man in the world. At 22 years old, his weight was 130 kilograms. Starting in 2002, Manuel stopped getting out of bed. His weight was too high - 587 kilograms.
The man refused what the specialists offered him and went on a diet. As a result, he lost 230 kilograms, and dreams of losing twice as much weight in order to play football with the son of his beloved woman.
The smallest fatty in the world
Jessica Leonard is the fattest child in the world. She was born in Chicago. In 2007, the girl began to be shown on all popular American channels. At that time she was 7 years old and weighed 222 kilograms.
The child's problem began with an addiction to food. Her mother says the girl kept asking for food. And Jessica's diet consisted only of fast food. All day long she devoured cheeseburgers, French fries, pizza, etc. She ate at least 10,000 calories a day, while a child needs only 1,800.
They even wanted to bring Jessica's mother to justice. She claimed that her daughter cried a lot if she was not fed.
After specialists took care of the child, she began to weigh 82 kilograms. Her skin has sagged a lot, but doctors plan to perform several operations that will return Jessica Leonard to normal life.
A very large number of modern people are strenuously struggling with excess weight. In the 21st century, a slim and fit body is considered the ideal of beauty. But there are also those who do not fit into the established framework and suffer from obesity. For them, excess weight is not a couple of tens of kilograms, because of which you cannot fit into your favorite jeans, but a very dangerous condition that can lead to death.
The fattest people in the world are unlikely to get much pleasure from life. Most of them leave this world at a very early age. The exception is those who realized in time that they were suffering from a serious illness and turned to specialists for help. Only through a strict diet and treatment can they prolong their lives.
Main causes of obesity
One of the main causes of weight problems is a change in diet. Many housewives exclude natural healthy dishes from their daily menu, since they require a lot of time to prepare. Women try to save time with the help of semi-finished products. This food consists of refined and preserved ingredients and is rich in fats and carbohydrates. This lifestyle, which has not changed over the years, leads directly to acquiring the title of “the fattest man.”
In addition to the fact that food should be healthy and properly prepared, you also need to control the number of times you eat it. Constant overeating will lead to extra pounds. In order to satisfy your appetite in small portions, you need to create a diet and strictly adhere to it.
Another cause of obesity is new technologies that have significantly reduced physical stress on humans. Because of this, a person spends much less calories during the day than he consumes through food. Which leads to the formation of fatty deposits.
In which country do the fattest people live?
The United States population is believed to be the most obese population. But recently this country has begun to lose ground. According to the UN, Mexico came out on top. It is here that about 70% of the population has extra pounds.
Because of this, the incidence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, kidney and liver diseases, and cancer also increases. Obese people also often develop depression. The fattest people in the world are Mexicans due to the fact that they consume fast food, soda more often than others and practically do not engage in physical activity. Fast food in Mexico is represented by tortillas made from different types of meat with hot sauce and vegetables. All the food here is fried and very fatty and high in calories.
Obesity mainly affects poor Mexicans and young people. They prefer fast food and do not exercise at all. The worst thing is that children have also begun to suffer from obesity. From an early age, parents stuff their children with various delicacies, without thinking that this could cripple their lives.
Today, the United States is in second place after Mexico. Russia is among the top twenty countries whose population is obese. According to statistics, every fourth resident of our country is overweight.
The fattest man in history
American John Minnock became famous throughout the world thanks to obesity. His case proves that this disease cannot always be overcome. Sometimes even doctors are unable to cope with this.
Since his youth, John was not particularly slim and was not at all worried about this. Soon he got married and had children. He worked as a taxi driver and realized he was in serious trouble when he couldn't fit into the car. But he did not take any measures, but simply sat at home. Because of this, the weight increased even more, and the day came when John could no longer get out of bed.
Thanks to his enormous weight, his name was included in the Guinness World Records. The fattest man in the world - John Minnock weighed 630 kg. In order to look after him, 14 people were needed.
Only after becoming a record holder did he decide to seek help. But it was too late, the process turned out to be irreversible. A strict diet did not bring any results. Because of this, he only lost strength, as a result of which he was hospitalized. In the hospital, John lost weight to 215 kg. But after returning home, he began to rapidly gain weight again. He even set a new record, gaining 90 kg in a week.
John Minnock spent the rest of his life under medical supervision and died at the age of 42. Then he weighed 363 kg. The photo of the fattest man proves how sad his situation was.
Carol Yeager
Unofficially, Carol Yeager was considered the fattest person. Her weight reached 727 kg. Unfortunately, there are no documents that could confirm this figure.
Carol herself claimed that due to the violence she experienced, her appetite greatly increased, which led to obesity. The woman was treated all her life. She went on various diets, but to no avail. Due to her enormous weight, she often got sick. It took 20 people to get her to the hospital.
Carol Yeager's cause of death was kidney failure, high blood sugar and heart problems.
Manuel Uribe
Due to obesity, Mexican resident Manuel Uribe entered the Guinness Book of Records. Throughout his life he struggled with the disease, but it did not bring results. In 2001, Manuel's weight reached 587 kg, and he could no longer move independently. But the man did not give up and, with the help of diets, lost about 200 kg. Such changes gave him strength, and he continued to work hard.
Thanks to perseverance, in 2011 Manuel Uribe’s body weight dropped to 187 kg. But he still remained in the top ten of the rating called “The Fattest People.” Photos of Manuel show how much his appearance has changed after losing weight.
After such successes, the Mexican decided that he could relax. This was his mistake. In just a year, his weight reached 444 kg. This forced him to take up work again, but illnesses caused by obesity interrupted his life at the age of 49.
Terry Smith
The fattest people in the world aren't just men. Representatives of the fair sex often top such ratings. These days, American Terri Smith is recognized as the fattest woman. At the moment, her weight is more than 300 kg. She cannot walk without assistance.
Terry is now cared for by her husband and daughter. Her health condition is deteriorating. Doctors say that if she doesn’t go on a strict diet, she won’t last long.
Keith Martin
Many people are interested in how much the fattest person weighs. Until recently, Keith Martin was considered the heaviest man in the modern world. His weight was almost 445 kg. He was only 44 years old.
He became overweight due to long-term depression. He consumed stress with a lot of junk food and washed it down with sweet soda and coffee. He did not subject himself to any physical activity, but spent his days watching TV and playing video games.
Martin spent the last months of his life in bed. Doctors removed part of his stomach. He died in December 2014 from pneumonia and severe stomach upset.
Paul Mason
Sometimes the fattest people try to overcome obesity, but few succeed. One of the lucky ones who managed to achieve this is Briton Paul Mason. He weighed 440 kg, and it seemed that he would not last long, but the forecasts turned out to be wrong.
Thanks to the operation, he managed to overcome obesity. During the procedure, most of his stomach was removed. In addition to losing weight, Paul was lucky to find love. A documentary was made about him, and after seeing it, American Rebecca Mountain decided to write to Paul. As a result, they began to communicate.
After the operation, Paul Mason was not immediately able to live a full life. For a long time he had to move in a wheelchair. But love gave him strength, and soon Rebecca proposed to him. It happened right on the air of a TV show.
Suzanne Eman
The fattest people in the world are most often dissatisfied with themselves and have a lot of complexes about being overweight, but there are also those who like it. Thus, American Suzanne Eman is very pleased with her appearance and is not going to stop there. Despite her 300 kg, she got married and gave birth to two children. In addition, she works as a model.
Unlike other fatties, Suzanne is not going to struggle with excess weight. Moreover, the woman wants to get the title of the fattest person and tries to gain even more weight, despite doctors’ orders.
Her chef husband is completely happy that his wife is one of those called “the fattest people.” The woman’s photos prove that she is proud of her curves, and her husband does not deny his beloved anything. Suzanne dreams of gaining more than 700 kg.
The fattest child in the world
In 2007, on TV screens, people saw a little girl whose appearance shocked the public. It was Jessica Leonard. At 7 years old, she weighed more than 200 kg.
This was due to the mother's negligence. She wasn't at all worried about the girl's huge appetite. Instead of taking measures to lose her daughter’s weight, she fed the child fast food and sweets.
After the broadcast, many people sent letters demanding that the mother be punished for what she turned her daughter into. Specialists took care of Jessica. Due to her heavy weight, the girl could not walk, but moved around the house sitting or crawling, and she spoke very poorly.
Thanks to the efforts of nutritionists, at the age of 10 the girl began to weigh 140 kg less. Now Jessica goes to school and tries to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Every year the number of fat people increases. The public is shocked by their photos. The fattest person cannot be seen walking on the street, he cannot attend children's parties and other entertainment events, few of them will be able to see their grandchildren due to illness, some cannot even have children. Therefore, it is worth thinking about your lifestyle and adjusting it in time so as not to expose yourself and your loved ones to such a fate.
John was a resident of the town of Baybridge. The peculiarity of this man was that his weight was 635 kilograms. Moreover, his height is 185 centimeters. Before John could roll over, he needed the help of 13 people.
The surprising thing is that he did not begin to gain weight since childhood. For some time he even worked as a taxi driver and earned his living. But after some time, John had to say goodbye to work due to too much weight.
Many specialists made attempts to help the poor fellow. They even managed to reduce his weight by 419 kilograms in a couple of years. But it was all in vain. After stopping treatment, the extra pounds gained in a matter of weeks, and this process could not be stopped.
Doctors made attempts to normalize John Minnock's body, but all efforts were in vain. At the age of 42, the heaviest man in the world died.
Heavy Man: Paul Mason
Paul Mason holds the title of heaviest man. He was born in Britain. By the age of 26, Paul had gained 160 kilograms. Even then, he repeatedly tried to lose weight on his own, but to no avail.
To make Paul Mason's joyless existence easier, doctors placed all the necessary equipment near his bed.
After many attempts, he turned to professional doctors for help. He asked for his stomach to be reduced in size, but they refused.
Within a few years, Paul Mason gained 400 kilograms, which led to an immobile lifestyle. Paul is currently supported by his home state.
Heavy Man: Jessica Leonard
Already at the age of 7, Jessica weighs 222 kilograms. Her mother claimed that she had to constantly buy fast food. If she didn't comply with her daughter's demands, Jessica would become hysterical. After contacting doctors, the weight was reduced by 140 kilograms.
Currently, doctors do not stop providing assistance and continue to help eliminate extra pounds. Jessica Leonard hopes she can return to a normal life and thus avoid the title of "Heaviest Man in the World."
These are just some of the stories from the lives of people suffering from excessive weight. The sad thing here is that the lives of some of them ended tragically. This is due to incurable diseases and poor nutrition.
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Many people, especially girls, complain about their body. It seems to them that an extra 3-5 kilograms is a real disaster for their appearance, but, as a rule, everything is learned by comparison. For some people, even 20 kg is not a problem, because they need to lose at least 100 kg.
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Carol Yeager has unofficially become the fattest woman in the world. Her maximum weight was 727 kilograms.
The woman was born in America. She had an eating disorder since childhood. Carol herself said that her illness began due to sexual aggression from one of her family members. In other interviews, she admitted that this was not the only thing that influenced her eating habits.
Carol could not move on her own. Her muscles could not support her body weight.
Yeager is also remembered in history for losing the most weight non-surgically. Within 3 months by 236 kilograms.
In 1994, at the age of 34, Carol Yeager died weighing 544 kilograms. It was gracefully celebrated by 90 friends and family members.
Carol died of kidney failure caused by morbid obesity.
Official fattest man in the world
American John Minnoch is officially registered as the fattest man. At 25 years old, his weight was around 180 kilograms. He worked as a taxi driver, and in order to fit in, he had to slightly change its design. After some time, John already weighed 635 kilograms, 90 of which he gained in just 7 days.
About 400 liters of fluid accumulated in John's body, so even 10 people could not lift him.
John Minnoch died at 42 years old weighing 362 kilograms.
Official weight loss record holder
Mexican Manuel Uribe is another fattest man in the world. At 22 years old, his weight was 130 kilograms. Starting in 2002, Manuel stopped getting out of bed. His weight was too high - 587 kilograms.
The man refused what the specialists offered him and went on a diet. As a result, he lost 230 kilograms, and dreams of losing twice as much weight in order to play football with the son of his beloved woman.
The smallest fatty in the world
Jessica Leonard is the fattest child in the world. She was born in Chicago. In 2007, the girl began to be shown on all popular American channels. At that time she was 7 years old and weighed 222 kilograms.
The child's problem began with an addiction to food. Her mother says the girl kept asking for food. And Jessica's diet consisted only of fast food. All day long she devoured cheeseburgers, French fries, pizza, etc. She ate at least 10,000 calories a day, while a child needs only 1,800.
They even wanted to bring Jessica's mother to justice. She claimed that her daughter cried a lot if she was not fed.
After specialists took care of the child, she began to weigh 82 kilograms. Her skin has sagged a lot, but doctors plan to perform several operations that will return Jessica Leonard to normal life.
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- The fattest man in the world weighed 560 kg
According to the World Health Organization, the problem of excess weight is one of the most common in modern society: almost one and a half billion people around the world are overweight. Of this huge number of fat people, who weighs the most?
John Minnock
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the heaviest man in history is American John Minnock, whose weight reached 635 kg with a height of 185 cm. The record was confirmed by medicine in 1978, when Minnock had a heart attack. The arriving ambulance doctors were faced with a serious problem: how to deliver this literally immense man to the city? Doctors were forced to turn to firefighters: the help of 12 rescuers was required, who were able to take the patient out of the house and transport him to the hospital.The problems didn't end there, as the fattest man on the planet couldn't fit into a standard hospital bed. In order to accommodate him in the room, several beds had to be pushed together.
The doctors were horrified: in order to survive, Minnok urgently needed to lose weight! And he came to his senses: he began to follow a strict diet, consuming only 1200 kcal per day. After two years of dieting, his weight dropped to 216 kg.
However, the man’s health was already compromised. In September 1983, Minok died. At the time of death, his weight was 362 kg.
Carol Yeager
There is evidence that heavier people existed in the world. So, perhaps the heaviest person in history was a resident of the American town of Flint, Carol Yeager. Yeager’s officially registered weight was “only” 544 kg with a height of 170 cm. However, according to unconfirmed data, the woman’s weight at a certain period of her life reached a fantastic 727 kg.According to Yeager, her unhealthy passion for food began in her childhood, after she became a victim of sexual abuse by one of her family members. Like John Minnock, Carol Yeager suffered from a whole bunch of diseases caused by her obesity. Health problems caused frequent hospitalizations: she had to go to the hospital 10-12 times a year. To transport her from home to the clinic, she also had to resort to the help of firefighters: this required the efforts of 15-20 people.
Although she did not receive the official title of the heaviest person on the planet, she still holds one record. Yeager is considered the record holder for losing weight naturally: without the help of surgeons, she managed to lose 236 kg within three months. That is, on average she lost 18 kg per week!
However, she shouldn’t be jealous about this. At the age of 34, the woman died of kidney failure, which was a consequence of her obesity.
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- HEAVYEST MAN
- Carol Yager
- Obesity and overweight