Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari weighs 1,345 pounds
(610kg) and is unable to move by himself.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has
intervened to help a man who has become one
of the heaviest people in the world.
The king ordered Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari,
who weighs 1,345 pounds (610kg) and is
unable to move by himself, be transferred
from the Southern border province of Jazan to
the country's capital Riyadh to undergo
treatment.
Read more: Dubai unveils golden reason to lose
weight
According to Guinness World Records, the
record weight for a living person is held by
Manuel Uribe from Mexico, who weighed
1,235 pounds (560kg) in 2006. After making a
television appeal for help, his weight in March
2012 had fallen to 980 pounds (444.6 kg.)
According to the official spokesman for Saudi
Arabia's Ministry of Health, Shaari was due to
arrive in Riyadh either later Monday or on
Tuesday. Pictures showed a fork-lift truck
lifting him in is bed. The spokesman said Shaari
is aged between 18 and 20.
He will be treated at the King Fahd Medical
City, and undergo a series of dietary and
physical programs in order to help him lose
weight, the spokesman said. Although surgery
is not scheduled at the moment, the Ministry
of Health says it has not been ruled out.
Special beds and trolleys have been made for
him.
Read more: Kuwaitis fight fat with stomach
stapling
This case highlights how obesity is a growing
problem in the Gulf.
According to the U.N., Kuwait has the highest
proportion of obese adults in the Middle East,
with 42.8% of its population considered
severely overweight. Saudi Arabia follows at
35.2%.
The growth of obesity in the region is also an
economic concern. According to a report by
Frost & Sullivan, healthcare spending across
the Gulf will triple to $133.2 billion by 2018,
mainly as a result of lifestyle diseases.
(610kg) and is unable to move by himself.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has
intervened to help a man who has become one
of the heaviest people in the world.
The king ordered Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari,
who weighs 1,345 pounds (610kg) and is
unable to move by himself, be transferred
from the Southern border province of Jazan to
the country's capital Riyadh to undergo
treatment.
Read more: Dubai unveils golden reason to lose
weight
According to Guinness World Records, the
record weight for a living person is held by
Manuel Uribe from Mexico, who weighed
1,235 pounds (560kg) in 2006. After making a
television appeal for help, his weight in March
2012 had fallen to 980 pounds (444.6 kg.)
According to the official spokesman for Saudi
Arabia's Ministry of Health, Shaari was due to
arrive in Riyadh either later Monday or on
Tuesday. Pictures showed a fork-lift truck
lifting him in is bed. The spokesman said Shaari
is aged between 18 and 20.
He will be treated at the King Fahd Medical
City, and undergo a series of dietary and
physical programs in order to help him lose
weight, the spokesman said. Although surgery
is not scheduled at the moment, the Ministry
of Health says it has not been ruled out.
Special beds and trolleys have been made for
him.
Read more: Kuwaitis fight fat with stomach
stapling
This case highlights how obesity is a growing
problem in the Gulf.
According to the U.N., Kuwait has the highest
proportion of obese adults in the Middle East,
with 42.8% of its population considered
severely overweight. Saudi Arabia follows at
35.2%.
The growth of obesity in the region is also an
economic concern. According to a report by
Frost & Sullivan, healthcare spending across
the Gulf will triple to $133.2 billion by 2018,
mainly as a result of lifestyle diseases.
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