Xiao Huang Case
A crowd of over 20 people spent more than two hours trying but failing to lift an obese man after he slipped and fell over in the street.
The 27-year-old man who was identified by the nickname "Xiao Huang" weighs a staggering 220 kilogrammes (485 lbs) and has been overweight since youth.
In recent years, however, his weight has increased dramatically, leading him to finally try a diet which started last month during the Chinese New Year holidays.
Xiao Huang’s troublesome slip came just as he had been discharged from a hospital in Wuhan, capital of Central China’s Hubei Province, where he had been treated for a recent bout of acute gastritis.
Having stepped out of the facility’s entrance, Xiao Huang, who was accompanied by his mum, was attempting to enter a taxi when he lost his balance and fell onto his backside. …show more content…
Almost two dozen passersby and hospital staff then spent the next two hours trying to lift Xiao Huang, whose legs were said to be too weak to withstand his enormous body.
The crowd, which included a number of policemen, eventually gave up and called firefighters, who compared the thickness of his arms to the size of winter melons.
In the end, Xiao Huang was rolled onto a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance which took him and his mum
home.
Obesity, especially among children, has become a pressing social issue in China in recent years.
The phenomenon has been linked to poor diet and a general lack of exercise, leading education officials to encourage the introduction of weight loss camps in schools.
The 27-year-old man who was identified by the nickname "Xiao Huang" weighs a staggering 220 kilogrammes (485 lbs) and has been overweight since youth.
In recent years, however, his weight has increased dramatically, leading him to finally try a diet which started last month during the Chinese New Year holidays.
Xiao Huang’s troublesome slip came just as he had been discharged from a hospital in Wuhan, capital of Central China’s Hubei Province, where he had been treated for a recent bout of acute gastritis.
Having stepped out of the facility’s entrance, Xiao Huang, who was accompanied by his mum, was attempting to enter a taxi when he lost his balance and fell onto his backside. …show more content…
Almost two dozen passersby and hospital staff then spent the next two hours trying to lift Xiao Huang, whose legs were said to be too weak to withstand his enormous body.
The crowd, which included a number of policemen, eventually gave up and called firefighters, who compared the thickness of his arms to the size of winter melons.
In the end, Xiao Huang was rolled onto a stretcher and lifted into an ambulance which took him and his mum
home.
Obesity, especially among children, has become a pressing social issue in China in recent years.
The phenomenon has been linked to poor diet and a general lack of exercise, leading education officials to encourage the introduction of weight loss camps in schools.