Juan Pedro Franco has recovered a month after contracting the virus

"The fattest man in the world" is fighting the battle of "Corona" ... and wins

Juan weighed 595 kg and now weighs 208 kg.

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Mexican Juan Pedro Franco, the holder of the title "the fattest man in the world" in the Guinness Book of Records in 2017, overcame "Covid-19" a month after his infection with the virus, knowing that he weighs today about 200 kilograms.

"It was complicated, because the disease is spreading quickly, and I am one of the people who are at greater risk (because of obesity)," the 36-year-old told "Agence France-Presse" from his home in the state of Aguascalientes in central Mexico.

I was suffering from headaches, physical pains, high fever, and difficulty breathing. ”

The weight of Juan Pedro Franco had reached 595 kg.

Although he lost a large chunk of excess weight, and now weighs 208 kilograms, the problems associated with his obesity, including diabetes, high blood pressure and lung disease, are all factors that have complicated his battle against the virus.

Doctor Jose Antonio Castañeda, who led the team that treated Franco's obesity, said, "Patients who suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure, or any cardiovascular disease are more likely to develop serious complications," if they are infected with "Covid-19". Healing is very minimal. ”

Despite this, his patient managed to overcome the disease.

Juan Pedro Franco believes that the complex treatments he followed to lose weight, and his undergoing three surgeries, were factors that played a positive role in helping to "confront the disease", in light of his control over the problems of diabetes and hypertension.

Before weight-loss operations, Juan Pedro used to spend all his time in bed.

As his weight was preventing him from moving.

His mother was taking care of him, but she died of infection with the Corona virus at the age of 66.

Negative factor

Mexico has the highest rates of childhood obesity in the world, and the second highest levels of obesity in adults after the United States.

This scourge is a negative factor in the battle against "Covid-19".

Obesity accounted for a quarter of the 74,400 deaths recorded in Mexico, the fourth country in the world in terms of the number of deaths from the epidemic after India, Brazil and the United States.

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