The fattest girl in the world lost 145 kg (photo, video)

In the upbringing of children, parents can reach the point of absurdity. We recently wrote about a man who for 18 years kept his daughter in cruel conditionsto grow her into a superhuman. And also about a family from China, which for educational purposes abandoned the child on a desert island. But there are other distortions - not in severity, but on the contrary, in permissiveness. Mom Jessica Leonard fed her daughter with fast food so that at the age of seven the girl weighed 220 kg. She could not move and consumed 10,000 kcal of food per day (at a rate of 1800 kcal per day for a child). Only with the help of doctors, Jess managed to lose weight, but it took almost two years of a strict diet, exercise, and IVs.

Baby Jess loved to eat tightly from childhood. Her parents did not particularly restrict her in this: as soon as the girl switched from breastfeeding to the common table, she was allowed to try any, even the most harmful food. It is not surprising that fast food became the favorite of the child: Jessica literally chickened out at the sight of french fries, a hamburger or sweet soda.

Mom could not refuse her beloved daughter pleasure and fed her without restrictions. Eventually, food became a real addiction for Jess. As soon as the family got up from the table, the girl immediately asked for a new portion. All the days of the child passed in the "from supplement to supplement" mode. By the age of four, Jessica weighed more than 100 kg, she began to have health problems: shortness of breath appeared, she could not stand up on her own and walk more than 10 steps.

Mom tried to limit her daughter, but it turned out to be quite difficult. The girl, accustomed to eating as much as she wants, began to throw real tantrums. Demanding her favorite fast food, she could scream non-stop. Mom gave up and bought new portions. Due to the fact that it was difficult for Jessica to move, extra pounds began to arrive even faster: at the age of seven, the child already weighed 220 kg. There was no question of any school, Jess literally could not move independently.

Realizing that she herself was powerless here, my mother turned to the Maurice Povich TV show. The issue about Jessica Leonard instantly became popular throughout America. People from all over the States felt sorry for the girl and wrote letters to the editors of the television project asking them to help the child. This was a turning point in the fate of little Jess.

The best doctors in the United States took care of the girl. She was taken to the hospital, where at first doctors worked to reduce the psychological dependence on food, reduce appetite and restore hormonal levels. There, Jess was put on a strict diet of vegetables, cereals and boiled meat. And most importantly, she was categorically forbidden to eat fast food. As soon as the weight dropped to such an extent that the girl was able to move around, children's trainers began to work with her. The load and set of exercises for the child changed every month.

For a year and a half of hard work, Jessica was able to lose 145 kg. She finally went to school, made friends and lived the life of an ordinary child. True, in her teens she had to undergo several major operations. Due to the exorbitant weight, her leg joints were bent, and in addition, it was necessary to remove about 10 kg of excess skin that remained on the body after losing weight. Fortunately, these operations were successful, and Jess was able to play sports: from a terrible clumsy lump of fat, she turned into a slender, beautiful and self-confident girl.

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