BEIJING,
March 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Manuel Uribe, who was once certified by doctors
as weighing 1,235 pounds, left his house in Monterrey, Mexico, for the
first time in five years Wednesday -- wheeled outside on his bed, media reported
on Thursday.
Though still unable to leave his bed, Uribe,
41, has lost 395 pounds since he began a high-protein diet a year ago.
He now weights about 840 pounds.
Uribe was a chubby kid and weighed more than 250
pounds as an adolescent. In 1992, he said his weight began ballooning
further.
Since the summer of 2002, Uribe has been bedridden,
relying on his mother and friends to feed and clean him.
Uribe chose to accept help from Mexican nutritionists
working with the Zone diet. He said he will stick to that diet until he
reaches his goal of 265 pounds.
(Agencies)
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