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The world's heaviest people and their drastic weight loss

Do you know who holds the Guinness World record for being the heaviest person in the world or who lost the most weight? Well, here's a list of the heaviest people in the world and their remarkable weight loss journey

Updated On: 2019-07-29 09:37 AM IST

Mayra Rosales: Born in 1980, Mayra Rosales weighed 470 kgs and at the time was the heaviest living woman. Mayra is still alive and as of 2013 holds the Guinness World Record for most weight lost, when she lost 363 kgs and she currently weighs around 69 kgs

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