The most obese man in the world has died. Juan Pedro Franco had reached a weight of 600 kilos

He was considered the most obese man in the world. He died in Mexico on Christmas Eve Juan Pedro Franco41 years old, considered the most obese man in the world. While being treated in a hospital in Aguascalientes state, he died after his condition rapidly worsened following a kidney infection. His death was confirmed by the doctor José Antonio Castaneda, reports the “Daily Mail”. The specialist explained that in the days before his death Franco had developed systemic complications.

He had reached 600 kilos, but had lost half of it

At the peak of his weight the man had reached almost 600 kilos, but in recent years he had managed to lose about half of that. Franco’s extraordinary weight first caught the world’s attention in 2017, when the Guinness World Records recognized him as the most obese living person in the world. He weighed over 590kg and was mostly bedridden after years of extreme obesity that left him unable to move independently. In the same year he undertook an intensive and carefully monitored medical program with Dr. Castaneda: a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit and vegetables and then two bariatric surgeries, a sleeve gastrectomy and subsequently a gastric bypass.

Thanks to the combined treatment, Franco managed to drastically reduce his weight, almost halving it, and after years of mobility he was able to walk again. An improvement that according to doctors had reduced the risk of complications related to diabetes and cardiovascular fatigue, although Franco remained vulnerable due to his long history of obesity.

Survived Covid in 2020

In 2020 the man had also survived the Coviddespite being classified as extremely high risk by virtue of his medical history. The doctor who followed him described the case as one of the most complex ever treated, highlighting how the patient’s candor about his difficulties had helped raise awareness of the nature of obesity: a chronic disease that requires compassionate, long-term medical care. “My body went on its way without any control,” Franco said. “I tried to go on a diet day after day, but nothing worked, I was desperate,” he said. The weight loss program had heartened him: «Just the fact of being able to lift your arms, get up every day, get up to drink a glass of water or go to the bathroom, makes you feel great. It’s great to be able to move more and be more self-sufficient,” he said.