World’s Heaviest Man Weighing In At 980lbs.
“Languishing in a reinforced bed with treats and entertainments close to hand, this is the world’s heaviest man at home. Paul Mason, who weighs 980lbs, is rarely able to leave his bed and so spends much of his life in the room, eating and playing computer games. The 48-year-old consumes around 20,000 calories a day – more than eight times what the average male is supposed to eat. And it emerged today that Mr Mason actually had an ambition to become the world’s fattest man. He lost 20 stone in hospital three years ago but reportedly told staff he didn’t really want to lose the weight. After leaving the medical unit, he gorged himself on three family-sized takeaways every day and even ate whole boxes of Sugar Puffs in one go. The total cost of his care, accommodation, benefits, medical equipment and treatment is estimated at more than $150,000 a year and has so far topped $1,500,000 million.” w/ photos
