The Heaviest Man In The World
Can a human being weigh more than 1,000 pounds and still be relatively healthy? ABC’s John Quinones traveled to Mexico to meet Manuel Uribe, the heaviest man in the world.
Manuel Uribe hasn’t left his bed or his apartment in Monterrey, Mexico, in five years.
That’s because less than a year ago, at 1,200 pounds, he was considered by many to be the fattest man in the world.
Currently on a diet — he’s following The Zone — he now weighs 800 pounds, but still can’t stand on his own, and spends his days in a special industrial-size bed.
"I had an obesity problem for many years, a very significant one. I was gaining and gaining weight. I was on every diet you can imagine," Uribe said.
"I used to eat normal, just like all Mexicans do. & Beans, rice, flower tortilla, corn tortilla, French fries, hamburgers, subs and pizzas, whatever regular people eat. I worked as a technician, repairing typewriters, electronic calculators and computers. So I worked on a chair. It was a sedentary life," he said.
