Why is manuel uribe so fat

Abandoned by his wife, his health failing and with no income, Uribe pleaded for help on Mexican television, stirring up intense international interest. Uribe, cared for by his mother Otilia, turned down offers of gastric bypass surgery in Italy. Instead he took free medical help from U. He lost weight following the Zone Diet, which is high in protein and low in carbohydrates. Rosalie Bradford, an American woman who died in , recorded the greatest weight loss for a female after she shed pounds.

Uribe, who became an Evangelical Christian during his weight loss drive, said his goal is to weigh pounds by , meaning he would have lost pounds.

Solis said her family initially opposed the match with Uribe, because her first husband, who was also obese, died of respiratory failure. Uribe, a former auto parts dealer, said his birthday party Wednesday will be a low-key dinner with the family. Uribe said his weight problem spiraled out of control after he moved to the United States for a few years in and indulged in a nonstop diet of junk food and soft drinks.

A botched liposuction that damaged his lymph nodes left him with giant tumors on both legs weighing a total of pounds. The tumors are the main reason he is unable to walk. About two years ago, a team of doctors stepped in to help Uribe change his eating habits and tackle his extreme obesity. Today he says he eats small portions of food five times a day, including chicken, ham, egg-white omelets, fruit and vegetables.

Sitting in bed, Uribe exercises his arms with pull-ups and by pedaling with his hands. Hoping his struggle will inspire others, he plans to launch the Manuel Uribe Foundation this year to educate people about nutrition and to combat obesity -- a growing problem in Mexico.

Fans show in droves for Day N Vegas festival, but Astroworld tragedy not far from mind. This file photo of Uribe from August , shows him talking on the phone. He weighed kgs at the time the photo was taken. Members of the Civil Protection secure a king size bed, refitted with a metal frame and a plastic tarp, holding the body of the late Manuel Uribe on its way to the crematorium.

Uribe, 48, died at a local hospital where he was admitted a few days ago due health complications and cardiac arrhythmia, local media reported. Uribe, who at kilograms was possibly the heaviest person in the world for which he holds the Guinness World Record.