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World's fattest man dies of heart failure at the age of 38

Published: 26 Dec 2015 - 02:01 pm | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 02:26 pm
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A picture made available on 26 December 2015 shows Mexican Andres Moreno, considered to be the world's most obese man, in Guadalajara, Mexico, 25 November 2015.

 

Mexican Andres Moreno, considered to be the world's most obese man, died yesterday. The 38-year-old died while being taken to a hospital in his native town of Ciudad Obregon on December 25, 2015, according to a post made by his relatives on a Facebook account.

Local media reported that Moreno died of a heart attack while being transferred from home to hospital in an Ambulance.

Sepulveda had weighed as much as 450kg.

According to the Daily Telegraph, Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo had sent Sepulveda a signed shirt, in a bid to encourage him to loose weight.
Sepulveda, a former police officer, had been bedridden for four years. He lost weight, trimming to 320kg, before undergoing gastric bypass surgery to reduce his stomach, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported.

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