The World's Heaviest Man's Struggle with Food Addiction

The title that Paul Mason from Britain has held in recent years isn't exactly the most enviable one, but for him, it's a chance to share the story behind it—'the world's heaviest man'.

For over a decade, a documentary team in Britain followed him, capturing the enormous quantities of food he consumes each day. "There are days I reach a hundred bags of chips," Paul confessed to the camera that followed him relentlessly, recording every mouthful.

Paul did not hesitate to reveal to the media that he is 'addicted to food', with his weight peaking at 1,120 pounds. Over the years, the program documented his journey through gastric bypass surgery, both during and afterward. However, even when he managed to lose some of his massive weight, Paul did not maintain the results, failed to change his eating habits, and quickly returned to his old ways. He attributes this dangerous addiction to emotional abuse he suffered in his childhood, which he claims drove him to 'escape to food'.

This situation led him into a relentless cycle of repeated surgeries, during which he had to remove large amounts of excess skin. Due to his bizarre addiction to food, Paul found himself twice in court after being caught stealing from stores because he lacked the money to pay for the (many) groceries he craved.

Even now, after the exhausting journey he's endured, alongside significant physical suffering, Paul is undergoing emotional therapy, hoping to shed an additional 44 pounds that he 'easily' gained since the onset of the pandemic.