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Revision as of 02:22, 23 March 2009 by Billywestom (talk | contribs) (→Early life)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Jon Brower Minnoch (1941–1983) was the heaviest man recorded in history, as well as the heaviest known primate ever to have lived. At his peak weight, he was approximately 1400 lb (635 kg, 100 stone). This figure was only a close estimation, however, because his extreme size, poor health, and lack of mobility prevented use of a scale. He was a resident of Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Early life
Jon suffered from obesity from childhood. At the age of 12, he weighed 292 lb (132 kg, 21 stone), and by age 22 he was 6' 1" (1.85 m) in height and weighed 392 lbs (178 kg, 28 stone).
Hospitalizations
His weight continued to increase steadily until his dramatic hospitalization in March 1978 at age 37 due to cardiac and respiratory failure. That same year, he broke a record for the greatest difference in weight between a married couple when he married his 110-lb. wife Jeannette. Minnoch was diagnosed with massive generalized edema, which caused his body to accumulate excess extracellular fluid. Upon his hospital admission, it was estimated by endocrinologist Dr. Robert Schwartz that over 900 lbs (408 kg, 64 stone) of his overall body mass was retained fluid.
Transportation for Minnoch was extremely difficult. It took over a dozen firefighters and rescue personnel, a specially modified stretcher, and a ferry boat to transport him to University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. There, he was placed on two beds pushed together, and it took 13 people to simply roll him over for linen changes.
Death
He was discharged from the hospital after 16 months on a strict diet of 1,200 calories per day. He weighed 476 lb (216 kg, 34 stone), with his weight loss of approximately 924 lb (419 kg, 66 stone) being the largest man ever documented in the Guiness Book of World Records. However, he was readmitted to the hospital just over a year later in October 1981, after his weight doubled to 952 lbs (432 kg, 68 stone). With his underlying condition of edema being incurable and difficult to treat, the decision was made to discontinue treatment, and he died just 23 months later on September 10, 1983, at age 42 and a weight of 798 lbs (362 kg, 57 stone) with a 105.3 BMI.
References
- ^ "Human Body/Extreme Bodies/Heaviest Man". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- The 900 Club
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- "Mexican who once weighed half a tonne leaves home for first time in five years". Times Online. March 8, 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- "Human Body/Extreme Bodies/Greatest Weight Loss". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2008-10-28.