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Please read washintonpost article. It quoted everything from ABC news. ( WP also mentioned abc news as source). Yes Manuel Uribe sold tacos, he repaired type writer and also he worked as typist. |
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Uribe lived in [[San Nicolas de los Garza]], a suburb of [[Monterrey, Nuevo León]], and according to the [[Associated Press]] he weighed {{convert|115|kg|lb|abbr=on}} during his adolescence.<ref name="Guardian, 2014">{{cite news|title=Manuel Uribe, once world's heaviest man, dies in Mexico at age of 48|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/26/manuel-uribe-worlds-heaviest-man-dies-mexico|accessdate=27 May 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 May 2014|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> "I used to eat normal, just like all Mexicans do … beans, rice, flour tortilla, corn tortilla, french fries, hamburgers, subs and pizzas, whatever regular people eat".<ref name="Bouchardeau, 2008">{{cite news|last1=Bouchardeau|first1=Cecile|last2=Nolan|first2=Siobhan|last3=Reynolds|first3=Ann|title=World's Heaviest Man Gets Second Chance at Life and Love|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=6119059&singlePage=true|accessdate=27 May 2014|newspaper=ABC News|date=1 July 2008}}</ref> He married his first wife in 1987 and the couple immigrated illegally to the [[United States]] for employment opportunities. They settled in [[Dallas, Texas]], where he was employed as a technician fixing typewriters, electronic calculators and computers.<ref name="McCoy, 2014" /> The nature of his job required Uribe to spend his day sitting at a desk. Reflecting on those years, Uribe said: "Life in the United States is like that, you just go from your desk to your car. I used to drive my car to and from work, so I didn't get any exercise".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tlc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=2.1213.55813.33717.x|title=World's Heaviest Man|publisher=TLC}}</ref> |
Uribe lived in [[San Nicolas de los Garza]], a suburb of [[Monterrey, Nuevo León]], and according to the [[Associated Press]] he weighed {{convert|115|kg|lb|abbr=on}} during his adolescence.<ref name="Guardian, 2014">{{cite news|title=Manuel Uribe, once world's heaviest man, dies in Mexico at age of 48|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/26/manuel-uribe-worlds-heaviest-man-dies-mexico|accessdate=27 May 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 May 2014|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> "I used to eat normal, just like all Mexicans do … beans, rice, flour tortilla, corn tortilla, french fries, hamburgers, subs and pizzas, whatever regular people eat".<ref name="Bouchardeau, 2008">{{cite news|last1=Bouchardeau|first1=Cecile|last2=Nolan|first2=Siobhan|last3=Reynolds|first3=Ann|title=World's Heaviest Man Gets Second Chance at Life and Love|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=6119059&singlePage=true|accessdate=27 May 2014|newspaper=ABC News|date=1 July 2008}}</ref> He married his first wife in 1987 and the couple immigrated illegally to the [[United States]] for employment opportunities. They settled in [[Dallas, Texas]], where he was employed as a technician fixing typewriters, electronic calculators and computers.<ref name="McCoy, 2014" /> The nature of his job required Uribe to spend his day sitting at a desk. Reflecting on those years, Uribe said: "Life in the United States is like that, you just go from your desk to your car. I used to drive my car to and from work, so I didn't get any exercise".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tlc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=2.1213.55813.33717.x|title=World's Heaviest Man|publisher=TLC}}</ref> |
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According to a scientific study published in ''[[Clinical Cardiology]]'' and quoted by the ''[[ABC News]]'', genetics, a poor diet and, particularly, a [[sedentary lifestyle]] contribute to the onset of [[morbid obesity]]<ref name="Bouchardeau, 2008" />. After five years in a new country, his obesity sharply increased and took a toll on his first marriage: "[My wife] asked me for a divorce […] I was very depressed […] Everything ended on account of my obesity, because I spent a lot of money trying to see doctors, going on diets, and I just gained more weight."<ref name="Bouchardeau, 2008" /> |
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Revision as of 19:31, 27 May 2014
Manuel Uribe | |
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| Born | 11 June 1965 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Died | 26 May 2014 (aged 48) Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Occupation | Computer repairman |
| Known for | Heaviest living person and third heaviest person ever recorded |
| Spouse(s) | Unknown first wife Claudia Solis (2008–2010) |
Manuel "Meme" Uribe Garza (11 June 1965 – 26 May 2014) was a Mexican man who suffered from morbid obesity to one of the greatest extents known in recorded history.[1] After reaching a peak weight of around 597 kg (1,316 lb) and having been unable to leave his bed since 2002,[1] he lost approximately 230 kg (510 lb)—nearly half of his body weight—with the help of doctors and nutritionists by February 2008,[2] but died in his hometown on 26 May 2014 weighing 394 kg (869 lb).[3]
Uribe drew worldwide attention when he appeared on the Televisa television network in January 2006 and had turned down offers for gastric bypass surgery in Italy. He was also featured on The World's Heaviest Man, a television documentary about his bedridden life and attempts to overcome his obesity,[4] and in History TV 18's The World's Heaviest Man Gets Married.[5]
Personal life
Uribe lived in San Nicolas de los Garza, a suburb of Monterrey, Nuevo León, and according to the Associated Press he weighed 115 kg (254 lb) during his adolescence.[6] "I used to eat normal, just like all Mexicans do … beans, rice, flour tortilla, corn tortilla, french fries, hamburgers, subs and pizzas, whatever regular people eat".[7] He married his first wife in 1987 and the couple immigrated illegally to the United States for employment opportunities. They settled in Dallas, Texas, where he was employed as a technician fixing typewriters, electronic calculators and computers.[1] The nature of his job required Uribe to spend his day sitting at a desk. Reflecting on those years, Uribe said: "Life in the United States is like that, you just go from your desk to your car. I used to drive my car to and from work, so I didn't get any exercise".[8]
According to a scientific study published in Clinical Cardiology and quoted by the ABC News, genetics, a poor diet and, particularly, a sedentary lifestyle contribute to the onset of morbid obesity[7]. After five years in a new country, his obesity sharply increased and took a toll on his first marriage: "[My wife] asked me for a divorce […] I was very depressed […] Everything ended on account of my obesity, because I spent a lot of money trying to see doctors, going on diets, and I just gained more weight."[7]
Diet and weight loss
Manuel Uribe returned to Mexico and following an emotional plea on national television, the government appointed a group of doctors and certified nutritionists to help him lose weight.[7] He also caught the attention of Barry Sears, creator of the Zone diet[7] —high in protein and low in carbohydrates[9]— who prescribed him with a weight-loss diet that consisted of 2,000 daily calories, with six meals (egg-white omelets, salads, chicken fajitas, fish, and spring greens). Following his dramatic reduction in weight, Sears said: "Manuel's ability to lose more than 800 pounds without resorting to weight loss surgery is a remarkable accomplishment."[10]
On 3 October 2008, Uribe gave diet advice to a fellow Mexican, critically obese and bedridden José Luis Garza, who weighed 450 kg (990 lb). A former chef at a bowling alley, Garza, who was unable to get out of his bed for four months, said: "Manuel inspires me with courage and the will to live. I understand that this is a matter of life and death and that I have to follow the instructions that are given to me." Uribe sent girlfriend Claudia Solís to Garza's home with kiwifruit, grapefruit, pears, and protein supplements, and promised to help Garza get a wheel-equipped iron bed; however, Garza died five days later on 8 October 2008.[11][12][5]
Manuel announced plans to launch the Manuel Uribe Foundation to educate Mexican people about nutrition, to combat obesity problems. He reportedly asked Guinness World Records in July 2008 to certify his second title: "The World's Greatest Loser of Weight," although this title would be held by American Jon Brower Minnoch.[citation needed]
Second wedding
On 26 October 2008, after four years together, Uribe —who weighed in at 318 kg (701 lb) after shedding 269 kg (593 lb)— married his second wife Claudia from his bed. He said: "I am proof you can find love in any circumstances. It's all a question of faith. I have a wife and will form a new family and live a happy life."[13][14] He was transported to the civil wedding on his specially-reinforced four-poster bed, draped with cream and gold and adorned in bright sunflowers, on the back of a truck. Donning a white silk shirt with a sheet around his legs, he waited to greet Claudia as she walked down a flight of stairs wearing a strapless ivory dress and a tiara in front of over 400 guests.
Despite the publicity, his second-marriage was short-lived and ended, according to Uribe's mother, some three-and-a-half years before his death in 2014.[3]
Death
Uribe was hospitalized on 2 May 2014 after suffering several cardiac arrhythmias or abnormal heart beat among other health problems from liver failure. He died on 26 May 2014, at the age of 48 at 10:30 local time. His cause of death has not yet been revealed to the public.[1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d McCoy, Terrence (27 May 2014). "Once the world's heaviest man, Manuel Uribe dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "World's fattest man drops 230 kilos (507 pounds)". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Muere Manuel Uribe, quien fuera el hombre más obeso del mundo". Excélsior (in Spanish). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ World's Heaviest Man on Discovery Channel
- ^ a b Tedmanson, Sophie (October 27, 2008). "World's fattest man Manuel Uribe weds girlfriend". TimesOnline UK. London. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ "Manuel Uribe, once world's heaviest man, dies in Mexico at age of 48". The Guardian. Associated Press. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Bouchardeau, Cecile; Nolan, Siobhan; Reynolds, Ann (1 July 2008). "World's Heaviest Man Gets Second Chance at Life and Love". ABC News. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "World's Heaviest Man". TLC.
- ^ Gammell, Caroline (14 May 2008). "World's fattest man Manuel Uribe goes on record breaking diet". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ newslite.tv, World's heaviest man to get married. Newslite.tv (2008-10-02). Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
- ^ Mark Walsh World's heaviest man helps another obese man diet. Associated Press. October 4, 2008
- ^ gmanews.tv/story, World's heaviest man helps another obese man diet. Gmanews.tv (2008-10-05). Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
- ^ World's heaviest man gets married, The Daily Record (2008-10-28).
- ^ World's heaviest man ties the knot. MSNBC (2008-10-27).
External links
- Manuel Uribe at IMDb