"444kg British Man Who Said 'I Won't Live Past 40' Shares Message After Losing 200kg"

"Child Abuse in Childhood"... Currently 228.6kg

Paul Mason (64), who weighed 444.5kg in 2010, was once the heaviest man in the world. However, he recently reported that he has lost weight down to 228.6kg.

On the 10th (local time), according to British media The Mirror and others, Mason still spends much of his time lying in bed but is making efforts to break free from his past as the heaviest person in the world.

Paul Mason. [Photo by The Sun]

He said, "One doctor told me I would be lucky to live until 40, but now I am almost at pension age," adding, "I probably won't be able to walk again, but I want to help others avoid making the same mistakes I did."

The reason Mason suffered from such severe obesity that he reached 444kg was due to childhood abuse. Mason said, "My father continuously abused me when I was young," and "I witnessed him being violent toward my mother as well, and I think those childhood experiences had an impact."

After undergoing gastric bypass surgery in 2010, his weight dropped to 120.7kg. In 2014, he got engaged to Rebecca Mountain, an American 13 years younger, moved to the United States, and had surgery to remove excess skin after losing weight. However, mental health issues caused his food intake to increase again, and he faced physical problems, eventually returning to the UK.

In 2021, he said he went through the worst period due to depression and COVID-19. He was even transported to a hospital, but because of his large size, firefighters had to move him using a waterproof tarp. He recalled, "The elevator was broken, so two teams of firefighters had to carry me down the stairs using the tarp they use," adding, "That experience was terrible. There were even people outside taking pictures." He was hospitalized for 18 months at that time, and after his body recovered, he resolved never to fall into that pit again.

Currently, Mason has stated that he will never become the world's most obese person again. He struggles to get out of bed or move and has been medically assessed as unlikely to walk again.

In 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified obesity as a disease requiring long-term treatment. The main causes of obesity include irregular eating habits, excessive food intake, and lack of exercise. Mental factors such as childhood abuse experiences can also cause obesity.

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