The fattest boy in the world has lost 76 pounds
Now 12-year-old resident of the island of Java (Indonesia) Arya Permana can not only to walk independently and attend school, but also to run, play football and badminton.
At the age of 10 years, Arya weighed about 200 pounds, for which he won the title of “the fattest boy in the world”.
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He was born with a normal weight of about 3200 grams, but by two years the weight began to significantly exceed the norm. Arya ate five times a day, and ate portions that could easily feed two adults.
Due to obesity, the child could not lead a normal life — was not able to move, play with peers, to attend school. Arya the whole day ate, slept, lying or sitting in the small pool playing on the phone. Parents could not even buy him clothes that would fit. His health also was poor, he suffered from a constant feeling of fatigue and severe dyspnea, writes The Mirror.
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In April 2017 Arie was an operation for gastric bypass surgery, after which he was for three weeks has lost almost 20 pounds. The boy was put on a strict low-carb, low-calorie diet, he began eating a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits.
Now 12-year-old Arya weighs about 120 pounds. Although doctors do not exclude that the boy will need another operation, his condition is much improved. Arya started to walk to school, play with friends in football and badminton, and even run two kilometers a day, without suffering from shortness of breath.
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— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) 24 Jan 2018
