Manuel Uribe Garza (born June 11, 1965) 43-year-old man from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, is one of the heaviest people in medical history. After reaching a peak weight of around 597 kg (1,316 lbs, 94 stone) and being unable to leave his bed since 2001, Uribe lost considerable weight with the help of doctors and nutritionists, and by following the Zone diet.

Uribe drew worldwide attention when he appeared on the Televisa television network in January 2006, but turned down offers for gastric surgery in Italy.

In March 2007, Uribe set a goal to lower his weight to 120 kg (265 lbs). Uribe has also been featured on “World’s Heaviest Man”, a television documentary about his bedridden life and attempts to lose weight.

By February 13, 2008 Uribe had progressed well beyond earlier predicted medical expectations and lost 258kg (570 pounds).Uribe was halfway to a picnic near his Monterrey-area home on March 9, 2008, to celebrate his girlfriend’s birthday, when one of the posts holding a tarpaulin over his bed to shield him from the sun hit an overpass, so he had to return home for health reasons. His weight loss efforts continue. Uribe’s photograph appears in the 2008 Guinness Book of World Records.

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