Everyone is stunned after seeing Juan Pedro Franco’s weight loss. Let’s take a look at the transformation of the world’s fattest man before and after.
Juan Pedro Franco is the former heaviest man alive who has made headlines from time to time about his weight. While it may seem incredible to break a world record, Juan nearly lost his life doing it.
The Mexican national, who weighed 93 kilos 9 pounds, or roughly the weight of 10 mature men, was named the world’s heaviest human in 2016 by Guinness World Records.
The former heaviest man is now much healthier and has lost much more weight than before. Learn more about weight loss from him in this article.
Juan Pedro Franco Weight Loss: Before and After
Juan Pedro is back in the news after the news of the weight loss of the former heaviest man in the world.
The man who held the Guinness World Record for the heaviest person in 1996 had a dramatic turnaround after dropping an incredible 52 stone.
The Mexican nearly died after tipping the scales at 93 stone, 9 pounds, but has now started to lose weight.
Another Mexican, Manuel Uribe, who weighed 597 kilograms in 2007, previously held that record. But in May 2016 he passed away.
He first made headlines earlier that year when horrifying images surfaced of him being driven from his home in Aguascalientes to a hospital in Guadalajara for life-saving treatment.
By the time Juan broke the world record at age 32, his weight had left him bedridden, requiring the help of eight people, and he was forced to wear a diaper because he couldn’t access the bathroom.
Juan Pedro Franco has recently lost weight and is no longer bedridden. (Source: Mirror)
When Juan was barely six years old, he weighed 10 kilos and began to have problems. A teenage injury made matters worse, and by the time he was 17, he weighed over 36 stone.
Juan told Guinness World Records: “My body just went on its way without any kind of control. I tried to diet every day but nothing worked and I lost hope.”
When Juan was barely six years old, he weighed 10 kilos and began to have problems.
A teenage injury made matters worse, and by the time he was 17, he weighed over 36 stone.
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Surgery that changes the life of Juan Pedro Franco
Juan Pedro started a weight loss regimen in 2016.
Since then, he has lost 329 kilograms, down from an astonishing 595 kilograms, or about the same as a male polar bear. He currently weighs 266 kg.
An obesity specialist in Guadalajara, Mexico agreed to operate on Juan after hearing his plea for help. Juan got out of bed for the first time to undergo his life-changing procedure.
Juan Pedro Franco, who once weighed 595kg, underwent life-changing surgery in 2018. (Source: NDTV)
It was identified that he had type 2 diabetes, thyroid problems, high blood pressure, and fluid in his lungs while in the hospital.
He had already dropped 26 stones and 10 pounds in 2017, enough to get him approved for the game-changing gastric band procedure.
Additionally, Juan continued to lose weight after surgery by modifying his diet and exercise routine. By 2019, he had lost a third of his body weight.
Juan has thrown a staggering 52 stones in the past three years, and his current weight is 41 stones.
Juan spoke about the change at Telemundo in Mexico and stated:
“Just being able to put your arms up and get up every day, get up for a glass of water or go to the bathroom, makes you feel amazing.
It feels great to be able to move more and be more independent.”
So Mr. Franco is no longer in bed because he can walk and exercise more to maintain his height.
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