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World’s heaviest woman drops 140 kg since arrival in India

Eman Ahmed, the Egyptian national who is believed to be the world`s heaviest woman, has lost over 140 kg since her arrival in India for weight reduction treatment, doctors said today.She is being treated at Saifee Hospital in Mumbai where she underwent a weight loss surgery earlier this month."Eman`s current weight is 358 kg," the hospital said in a statement today. When she arrived in Mumbai on February 11 by a specially modified aircraft, she weighed 500 kg.She is currently on "two hourly liquid feeding regime" where she is given low-sodium protein powder mixed with soy milk. Daily, she receives about 1,800 calories, the statement said."Her levels of uric acid remain a challenge," it added. Eman still receives her feed through a tube because of the difficulty in swallowing fluids due to a stroke she had suffered earlier, doctors said.Emam Ahmed`s family told the doctor that as a child she was diagnosed with elephantiasis, a condition that causes the limbs and other body parts to swell, leaving her almost immobile.Emam Ahmed has suffered a stroke and faced a series of other serious ailments owing to her weight including diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension and sleep deprivation.Bariatric surgery is a stomach-shrinking bypass procedure carried out on those wanting to lose excessive weight.It is increasingly common in India, which has a growing problem with obesity, particularly in urban areas.Source: NDTV