Human body weight refers to a person's mass or weight. Body weight is measured in kilograms, a measure of mass, throughout the world, although in some countries such as the United States it is measured in pounds, or as in the United Kingdom, stones and pounds. Most hospitals, even in the United States, now use kilograms for calculations, but use kilograms and pounds together for other purposes.
Robert Earl Hughes was an American man who was, during his lifetime, the heaviest human being recorded in the history of the world.
Carol Ann Yager was an American woman who was the heaviest woman ever recorded and one of the most severely obese people in history.
Barry Austin , of Chelmsley Wood, West Midlands, England is a man widely reputed to be the fattest man in the United Kingdom.
Walter Hudson of Hempstead, New York, is the holder of the Guinness World Record for the largest waist. It measured 109 inches (277 cm) in 1987 when he was at his peak weight of 1,197 pounds. Hudson described his average daily diet as consisting of two boxes of sausages, 1 pound (0.45 kg) of bacon, 12 eggs, a loaf of bread, four hamburgers and four double cheeseburgers, five large portions of fries, three ham steaks or two chickens, four baked potatoes, four sweet potatoes, most of a large cake, and additional snacks. He also drank an average of 7 liters of soda every day.
Rebecca Swanson aka Becca Swanson is an American powerlifter, multiple world record holding professional powerlifter, pro wrestler, MMA fighter and an accomplished strongwoman. Becca Swanson holds several powerlifting world records for women, including the highest squat, highest deadlift and the highest bench press. She is often referred to as the strongest woman ever or strongest woman ever to walk the planet. Many of her lifts stand unrivaled, even though she retired in 2005.
Glenn Ross known by his nickname "The Daddy", is a Northern Irish former International Strongman and Powerlifter who has represented Northern Ireland and the UK in several World's Strongest Man competitions and various World Grand Prix and European Team competitions. Ross is the founder of the UK Strength Council and Scotland Strength Association and creator of the UK's Strongest Man competition as well as several regional and national qualifying events.
Manuel Uribe Garza was a Mexican man who suffered from morbid obesity to one of the greatest extents known in recorded history. After reaching a peak weight of around 600 kg (1,300 lb) and having been unable to leave his bed since 2002, he lost approximately 230 kg (510 lb)—over one third of his body weight—with the help of doctors and nutritionists by February 2008. However, he died in his hometown on 26 May 2014 weighing 394 kg (869 lb).
The Biggest Loser is a reality television format which started with the American TV show The Biggest Loser in 2004. The show centers on overweight and obese contestants attempting to lose the most weight; the winner receives a cash prize. There are different variations of The Biggest Loser around the world. Each country has made its own adaptation to the show; however, the contestants always have the same goal: to lose the highest percentage of weight to become the "biggest loser". There is no minimum or maximum weight limit for the show but most males tend to weigh over or near 300 lb (136 kg). Females tend to weigh over or near 200 lb (91 kg).
Jon Brower Minnoch was an American man who, at his peak weight, was the heaviest human being ever recorded, weighing approximately 1,400 lb. This figure was only a close estimation because his extreme size, declining health, and lack of mobility prevented use of a scale.
A weight class is a measurement weight range for boxers. The lower limit of a weight class is equal to the upper weight limit of the class below it. The top class, with no upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing and super heavyweight in amateur boxing. A boxing match is usually scheduled for a fixed weight class, and each boxer's weight must not exceed the upper limit. Although professional boxers may fight above their weight class, an amateur boxer's weight must not fall below the lower limit. A nonstandard weight limit is called a catchweight.
Donna is a woman who in 2008 expressed a desire to become one of the world's heaviest women. She wished to attain a target weight of 1,000 pounds (450 kg). As of June 2010, Simpson weighed 602 pounds (273 kg), down from her weight of 630 pounds (290 kg) in 2008. Simpson maintained a website where fans paid to watch her eat. In 2010, she won the Guinness World Records for the "Heaviest woman to give birth".
Britain's Fattest Man is a television documentary broadcast on Channel 4 and 4HD on 5 January 2011. It focuses on Paul Mason, who weighed 70 stone and was the heaviest man in Great Britain until a gastric bypass operation saved his life. The documentary follows a year in his life as he undergoes a risky operation to enable him to lose weight.
Meow, also known as Meow the obese cat, was a male domestic cat who attracted international attention when an animal shelter publicized efforts to slim him down, in an attempt to have him adopted. However, Meow died of lung failure two weeks after entering the animal shelter, on May 5, 2012. He was the world's heaviest cat at his time of death, weighing 39.6 pounds.
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari is a Saudi Arabian man who in August 2013 was found to be the heaviest living person and the second-heaviest person in recorded history at 610 kg, behind Jon Brower Minnoch. He also had a BMI of 204, the highest ever recorded. He was ordered by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to be transferred from his home—which he had been unable to leave for over two years—to the country's capital, Riyadh, to receive treatment. As a result of this treatment, he lost a total of 320 kg —more than half his body weight—in six months. In 2016, Fox News reported he was walking with the assistance of a walker.
Carl Thompson was the heaviest man in the United Kingdom, weighing 413 kg at the time of his death.
Ricky Junior Naputi was a Guamanian man who died from obesity-related conditions in his apartment in Mangilao, Guam, at 39 years old. His weight had ballooned since he was a teenager, which was when he developed an addiction to food, though he was an average-sized child. He weighed 400 kg at his peak weight. He was the focus of the Channel 5 documentary The Man Who Ate Himself to Death and TLC followed him for their documentary 900 Pound Man: The Race Against Time.
Paul Jonathan Mason is an English man who is known for being one of the world's former heaviest men, weighing in at 444.521 kg at his peak. Mason was given a gastric bypass surgery in 2010, and lost an estimated 295 kg.
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty was considered to be the heaviest living woman in the world and the second heaviest woman in history, after Carol Yager. However, at 4 feet 7 1⁄2 inches (141 cm), Eman was about a foot shorter than 5-foot-7-inch (170 cm) Yager, giving her the highest recorded BMI at 251.1 and body fat percentage. Her initial weight was claimed to be around 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).
Catrina Raiford was once the heaviest woman in the world, weighing 955 pounds on a 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) frame. Sexually abused as a child, Raiford ate as a way to comfort herself and deal with her emotions. At the age of 14, and weighing close to 500 pounds, she spent 8 months in a psychiatric home to try to help her with her compulsive eating. Continuing to gain weight and unable to deal with her emotional issues, she eventually lost her job and moved back in with her mother.
