MANUEL URIBE

'Manuel Uribe Garza' (born June 11, 1965), a 42-year-old man from Monterrey, Mexico, is one of the heaviest people in medical history.^[1] After reaching a peak weight of around 560 kg (1234 lbs or over 88 stones)^[2] and being unable to leave his bed after 2001, Uribe lost considerable weight with the help of doctors and nutritionists, and by following the Zone diet^[3]. At 362 kg (800 lbs), he is still morbidly obese.^[4]
As of March 2007, Uribe set a goal to lower his weight to 120 kg (265 lbs)^[3]. Uribe has also been featured on "World's Heaviest Man," a television documentary about his bedridden life and attempts to lose weight^[3].

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See also

★ List of the most obese humans

References

1. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-06/27/content_626888.htm
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6612719.stm
3. "World's Heaviest Man" on Discovery Channel
4. http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=bizarre&id=4943937
5. "World's Heaviest Man" on Discovery Channel
6. "World's Heaviest Man" on Discovery Channel

External links

★ Manuel Uribe by Gordos.com

★ Photo from BBC

★ The Manuel Uribe Foundation (in Spanish)