The world’s heaviest man records 450 kilograms weight

October 24^th is the WORLD OBESITY DAY
 

Hyderabad|India|October'2009: Mr. Paul Mason, a British citizen weighing around 450 Kilograms supposed to be currently world’s heaviest man these days lives in a specially adapted bungalow and spends all his time playing video games and watching movies. He is bedridden for years and consumes over 20,000 calories in his daily diet and has a current medical care bill on over 1 Million Pound (i.e. nearly Rs. 8 Crores) annually. He is expected to undergo a Bariatric procedure called Gastric Bypass, which is expected to bring down his weight drastically.

He is so heavy that Hospital is planning to air-lift him from his bungalow to the hospital as he cannot fit into any vehicle.

It may be noted that Manuel Uribe, a Mexican gentleman, who was also acclaimed as the world’s fattest man, once weighing 570-Kilograms has now lost almost one third (1/3) of his Body Mass with the help of Doctors. The heaviest man ever recorded in the history was the American John Minnoch, who weighed 635 Kilograms at the peek of his weight. He was a resident of Bainbridge Island , Washington .

Obesity is on a rampage worldwide… World Health Organization pegs the numbers of obese people at more than 300 million worldwide, with a billion more overweight, who can be potentially obese. While this is one of the extremes things are no matter for the man in common across world including India . A survey few years back indicated that world over there are more obese people than there are starving or under-nourished people… what an irony!!!

Bad eating habits, wrong lifestyle, lack of exercise and genetic factors for that matter… Obesity and super obesity, which is a multi-factorial disease is continually becoming a menace and difficult to handle.

Overweight and obesity can lead to coronary heart disease, Dyslipidemia (high total cholesterol, high levels of triglycerides), Gallbladder disease, Hypertension (i.e. high blood pressure), Osteoarthritis, Sleep Apnea and Respiratory problems, Cancers, Stroke and Type 2 diabetes. Women are the ones who are the worst hit… Young women between 18 and 35 are gaining weight more quickly than any other age group, and this is a concern because as many as 50 per cent of women with Obesity develop type 2 diabetes within five years as per the observed trends.

Bariatric surgeries offer one of the most advanced and least risky solutions to the obese and super obese people for reducing their weight drastically.