Stories of the world’s heaviest people

While most of us fret about an extra kilo or two once in a while, for some, their struggle with weight is in an entirely different league.

For these people, they are talking about hundreds of kilos - and their battle is not just with the flab, it's a life or death struggle.Often they know that their condition will lead eventually to their death if they continue, but find it nearly impossible to curb their eating addiction. Or for others, it may be due to a genetic predisposition to obesity.