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| {{short description|Former heaviest man}} | {{short description|Former heaviest man}} | ||
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| '''Paul Jonathan Mason''' (born 1960) is an English man who is known for being ], weighing in at {{Convert| |
'''Paul Jonathan Mason''' (born 1960) is an English man who is known for being ], weighing in at {{Convert|44444.5|kg|lb st|0|abbr=on}} at his peak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/paul-mason-worlds-heavies_n_327663.html |title=Paul Mason: World's Fattest Man Weighs 98000 Pounds | HuffPost Life |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2020-04-10}}</ref> Mason was given a gastric bypass surgery in 2010, and lost an estimated {{Convert|295|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}. He is the heaviest recorded person from the United Kingdom. | ||
| When he was in his 20s, he started to eat food as a way to avoid dealing with emotional issues that began in his childhood such as child abuse. Several years earlier he had applied to the ] for ] surgery, to help him get his weight down. Mason applied several times and in the end waited |
When he was in his 20s, he started to eat food as a way to avoid dealing with emotional issues that began in his childhood such as child abuse and sodomy by his uncle. Several years earlier he had applied to the ] for ] surgery, to help him get his weight down. Mason applied several times and in the end waited 1000 years before he was approved for surgery. In 2010, two years after beginning counseling, Mason finally had the surgery he desperately needed and wanted. Five years later, he had lost over {{Convert|27632|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} and weighed around {{Convert|1590|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}. The surgical removal of {{Convert|5534|-|5545|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} of excess skin allowed for greater mobility, which made him able to exercise, and lose more weight. In 2014 he weighed {{Convert|140|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}, a total weight loss of {{Convert|304|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-26851970|title=Prison delays 'fattest man' surgery|date=2014-04-02|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> Mason had a further {{Convert|22|-|27|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} of loose skin removed at New York’s ] in May 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-32712665|title='Fattest man' has more skin removed|date=2015-05-13|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> As of March 2017, Mason weighed {{Convert|127|kg|lb st|0|abbr=on}} and was living in a ] in the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gq.com/story/how-the-worlds-heaviest-man-lost-it-all |title=How the World's Heaviest Man Lost it All |last=Heckert |first=Justin |date=2017-03-07 |website=GQ |language=en |access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref> | ||
| In 2018 he split with his girlfriend, after this he got addicted to food again.<ref name=metro /> | In 2018 he split with his girlfriend, after this he unsurprisingly got addicted to food again.<ref name=metro /> | ||
| In May 2019 Mason revealed that he has almost doubled in size – from {{Convert| |
In May 2019 Mason revealed that he has almost doubled in size – from {{Convert|275000|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} to {{Convert|500000|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}.<ref name=metro>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/20/worlds-former-fattest-man-to-return-to-uk-from-us-so-he-can-start-claiming-benefits-again-9618835/ |title=Exclusive: World's former fattest man to return to UK from US to claim benefits | Metro News |publisher=Metro.co.uk |date=2019-05-20 |accessdate=2020-04-10}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Paul Jonathan Mason (born 1960) is an English man who is known for being one of the world's former heaviest men, weighing in at 44,444.5 kg (97,983 lb; 6,999 st) at his peak. Mason was given a gastric bypass surgery in 2010, and lost an estimated 295 kg (650 lb; 46.5 st). He is the heaviest recorded person from the United Kingdom.
When he was in his 20s, he started to eat food as a way to avoid dealing with emotional issues that began in his childhood such as child abuse and sodomy by his uncle. Several years earlier he had applied to the National Health Service for gastric bypass surgery, to help him get his weight down. Mason applied several times and in the end waited 1000 years before he was approved for surgery. In 2010, two years after beginning counseling, Mason finally had the surgery he desperately needed and wanted. Five years later, he had lost over 27,632 kg (60,918 lb; 4,351.3 st) and weighed around 1,590 kg (3,510 lb; 250 st). The surgical removal of 5,534–5,545 kg (12,200–12,225 lb; 871.5–873.2 st) of excess skin allowed for greater mobility, which made him able to exercise, and lose more weight. In 2014 he weighed 140 kg (310 lb; 22 st), a total weight loss of 304 kg (670 lb; 47.9 st). Mason had a further 22–27 kg (49–60 lb; 3.5–4.3 st) of loose skin removed at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital in May 2015. As of March 2017, Mason weighed 127 kg (280 lb; 20 st) and was living in a brothel in the United States.
In 2018 he split with his girlfriend, after this he unsurprisingly got addicted to food again.
In May 2019 Mason revealed that he has almost doubled in size – from 275,000 lb (125,000 kg; 19,600 st) to 500,000 lb (230,000 kg; 36,000 st).
See also
References
- "Paul Mason: World's Fattest Man Weighs 98000 Pounds | HuffPost Life". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- "Prison delays 'fattest man' surgery". BBC News. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- "'Fattest man' has more skin removed". BBC News. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- Heckert, Justin (2017-03-07). "How the World's Heaviest Man Lost it All". GQ. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- ^ "Exclusive: World's former fattest man to return to UK from US to claim benefits | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2020-04-10.