What is the story of Jon Brower Minnoch, the ‘fattest person in the world?’

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Jon Brower Minnoch was an American man who became the heaviest person in recorded history, reaching about 1,400 pounds (635 kg) in 1978. He struggled with extreme obesity since childhood and later developed a condition called massive edema, which caused his body to retain huge amounts of fluid. He was hospitalized for heart and breathing problems and put on a strict 1,200-calorie diet, losing over 900 pounds — the largest recorded weight loss at that time. Sadly, he regained much of the weight a