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| Diets-> Success Stories: World's heaviest man lost 1,000 lbs in 16 months |
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The heaviest person in medical history was Jon Brower Minnoch of Bainbridge, WA, who had been obese since childhood.
The 6-ft.-in. former taxi driver weighed 392 pounds in 1963 and 975 pounds in September 1976.
In March 1978, Minnoch was rushed to University Hospital, Seattle, saturated with fluid and suffering from heart and respiratory failure. Consultant endocrinologist Dr. Robert Schwartz calculated that Minnoch must have weighed more than 1,400 pounds when he was admitted.
After nearly 16 months on a 1,200-calorie-a-day diet, Minnoch was discharged after losing nearly 1,000 pounds -- an average of 57.75 pounds per month. He then weighed 476 pounds.
In October 1981, he had to be readmitted, having put on 197 pounds.
When he died on September 10, 1983 he weighed more than 798 pounds.
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