Arya Permana
Arya Permana (born 2006) is the former world's heaviest living child, weighing at 192 kilograms (423 lb) as of 2016.[1] He was considered morbidly obese.[2]
Medical concerns[edit]
Permana was born in the village of Cipurwasari, Indonesia at a normal weight; he began rapidly gaining weight in 2014.[1] By early 2016, weight increase and associated medical issues had prevented him from attending school.[3] As a result of medical concerns, Permana was placed on a rapid diet plan in order to lower his weight by mid-2016.[4][5] While this diet reduced his weight and allowed him to return to school,[6] continued hunger and further medical concerns prompted a sleeve gastrectomy surgery by Dr. Handy Wing at Omni Hospital, Alam Sutera, Tangerang.[2] This has successfully reduced his weight by 100 kilograms (220 lb). Now he is a healthy teenager and keep his weight under 100 kg. [7]
Teenage years (2019-)[edit]
In 2019, it's revealed that Arya lost more than 200 pounds.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cabrera, Irene (1 July 2017). "423 Lbs. 10-Year-Old Boy Wants To Lose Weight To Play With Friends". Morning Ledger. Tune Media. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gulati, Aastha (25 May 2017). "World's Most Obese Boy Loses 20 Kg Post Surgery, Weighs 172 Kg Now". The Quint. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ Hartley-Parkinson, Richard (29 June 2016). "World's fattest child, 10, put on crash diet to save his life". Metro UK. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ Budhi, Oki (5 July 2016). "Indonesian mother describes son's battle with obesity". BBC. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ Boult, Adam (29 June 2017). "Fears for morbidly obese boy, aged 10". Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ Dutta, Taniya (25 August 2016). "World's fattest boy, 10, goes back to school after shedding some of his 30st frame". Mirror. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ "'World's heaviest child' weighing 192kg from Indonesia undergoes surgery to lose weight, go to school". Indian Express. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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