Ricky Naputi

Ricky Junior Naputi (June 20, 1973 – November 10, 2012) was a morbidly obese man who died from obesity-related conditions in his apartment in Guam at 39 years old.[1] He was 400 kilos (900 pounds) at his peak weight and the TV network TLC followed him for their documentary 900 Pound Man: The Race Against Time.[2][3][4][5] He was featured in a Health-Medical documentary entitled The Man Who Ate Himself To Death, published by Channel 5 in 2013, which was narrated by Great British Menu voice over artist Wendy Lloyd.

Early life

Naputi's weight ballooned since he was a teenager, when he developed an addiction to food. He was at a perfectly normal size as a child.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115767241
  2. ↑ The Huffington Post - Posted: 23/05/2013 900 Pound Man: The Race Against Time': Ricky Naputi Dies Before He Can Get Surgery (Accessed on 16 October 2015)
  3. ↑ Hitfix.com Watch: A window into the life of '900 Pound Man: The Race Against Time (Accessed on 16 October 2015)
  4. ↑ By FREYA NOBLE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA - 18 August 2014 The world's fattest man who ate himself to death: Confined to his bed and too large for surgery, how Ricky Naputi finally lost his battle with food addiction (Accessed on 17 October 2015)
  5. ↑ BY TRACY MILLER - NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - May 24, 2013 World's fattest man, Ricky Naputi, ate himself to death at almost 900 pounds (Accessed on 17 October 2015)


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