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| '''Paul Jonathan Mason''' (born 1960) is an English man who is known for being ], weighing in at {{Convert|444. |
'''Paul Jonathan Mason''' (born 1960) is an English man who is known for being ], weighing in at {{Convert|444.5|kg|lb st|0|abbr=on}} at his peak.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/paul-mason-worlds-heavies_n_327663.html</ref> Mason was given a gastric bypass surgery in 2010, and lost an estimated {{Convert|295|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}. | ||
| 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 10 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|272|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} and weighed around {{Convert|159|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}. The surgical removal of {{Convert|34| |
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 10 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|272|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} and weighed around {{Convert|159|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}. The surgical removal of {{Convert|34|-|45|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 in New York 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 weighs {{Convert|127|kg|lb st|0|abbr=on}} and is 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> | ||
| ==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 444.5 kg (980 lb; 70 st) at his peak. Mason was given a gastric bypass surgery in 2010, and lost an estimated 295 kg (650 lb; 46.5 st).
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 National Health Service for gastric bypass surgery, to help him get his weight down. Mason applied several times and in the end waited 10 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 272 kg (600 lb; 42.8 st) and weighed around 159 kg (351 lb; 25.0 st). The surgical removal of 34–45 kg (75–99 lb; 5.4–7.1 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 in New York in May 2015.. As of March 2017, Mason weighs 127 kg (280 lb; 20 st) and is living in a boarding house in the USA.
See also
References
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/paul-mason-worlds-heavies_n_327663.html
- "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.
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