World's fattest man who weighed 70 stone dies from pneumonia

 

  Keith Martin, who died from pneumonia, age 44 had been bed-bound, unable to walk and at one point had not left his north London home for a decade.

Mr Martin admitted he knew he was killing himself by consuming 20,000 calories a day - almost 10 times the recommended amount for an adult.

 He had six-egg fry-ups for breakfast then pizzas, kebabs, Chinese takeaways and Big Macs for lunch and dinner, all washed down with six pints of coffee and two litres of fizzy drinks.

Last year he had three quarters of his stomach removed and lost half his body weight.But it has now emerged that just eight months later, in March this year, he died from pneumonia.

Having been stuck in his house for ten years and bedridden for several years due to his size, Keith was able to drop 25 stone in order to qualify for the surgery after switching to a 2,000 calorie a day diet.

keith spent four months in hospital before he was released in February 2014, having been deemed medically fit. His weight had dropped to 39 stone

After being transported home he said: 'I feel great about surviving the operation.

'It gives me a chance now to go do some of the things I wanted to do - to get myself up and walking, take my dog Benji out for a walk.

'This is the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new chapter. Where it takes me I don't know, but it's going to be fun finding out.' But just a month later he was dead.

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