by Ulises Ruiz with Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias in Mexico City Agence France-Presse GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AFP) — The folds of flesh on Juan Pedro Franco’s back sway heavily as he cranks the pedals of a modified bicycle with his arms, exercising to boost his already jaw-dropping weight-loss total of 250 kilos (550 pounds). Franco, who comes from northern Mexico, used to be the world’s fattest man. Guinness World Records certified the title after he weighed in […]
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Mexico’s ‘heaviest man’ has surgery to halve his weight
GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico (Reuters) — A Mexican man who weighed more than half a ton had surgery in Guadalajara on Wednesday (November 22) in a bid to halve his weight. Juan Pedro Franco, 33, has been dubbed the world’s heaviest man. Earlier this year he reportedly weighed as much as 595 kilos (1,311 pounds). But after a three-month diet Franco has reportedly shed 175 kilos in a special clinic to allow him to have the […]
World’s reportedly heaviest man recovering from bypass surgery in Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) — The man believed to be the world’s heaviest is recovering from biliopancreatic bypass surgery in Mexico, after doctors recommended the procedure amidst fears for the patient’s health. According to local media, thirty-three-year-old Juan Pedro Franco – who has weighed up to 595 kilos (1,311 pounds) – has been largely bed-ridden for the last seven years due to his large size. He was recently put on a diet to help shed some […]