Britain's fattest woman dies of heart attack after junk food binge in hospital bed

[RedStratocas]

obviously there's more to it than "she just ate a lot." i agree with the people who hate it when people use genetics as an excuse for their weight since its clearly not the case the majority of the time, but in this case its pretty apparent that this woman had some serious mental health problems along with whatever genetics she inherited. i read a story here in the u.s. of a woman who is literally always hungry no matter how much she eats, there's just something wrong with her brain. luckily shes intelligent and is able to maintain healthy eating habits because of her awareness to the problem.

but this woman isnt as lucky. people who are simply fat is one thing. this story is another, there is most definitely an underlying cause of her food intake, some people truly mean it when they say they can't control it, it's a hard thing to understand if you have never experienced such urges.

[Blinger$]

i'd tap that still.

RIP WOMAN

[Petite$]

"her family smuggled takeaways and junk food into her hospital room."
Oh my god, just help her kill herself then... if your paying £5000 for her care then at least don't go against it.

[Catzsy]

obviously there's more to it than "she just ate a lot." i agree with the people who hate it when people use genetics as an excuse for their weight since its clearly not the case the majority of the time, but in this case its pretty apparent that this woman had some serious mental health problems along with whatever genetics she inherited. i read a story here in the u.s. of a woman who is literally always hungry no matter how much she eats, there's just something wrong with her brain. luckily shes intelligent and is able to maintain healthy eating habits because of her awareness to the problem.

but this woman isnt as lucky. people who are simply fat is one thing. this story is another, there is most definitely an underlying cause of her food intake, some people truly mean it when they say they can't control it, it's a hard thing to understand if you have never experienced such urges.

Totally agree. With other addictions people feel sympathy. Shows a lack of empathy and understanding.

[GommeInc]

A fat person that eats a lot? NOOO it can't be?!!! I thought fat people were fat because of genetic problems?

Some are fat because of physical problems too. My brother has ligament problems, where his tendens and other parts that make up his muscles do not stretch as much as ours, so simple things like walking around are hard for him not only because he tires easily, but because those simple movements do not burn as much fat. He doesn't even eat alot I eat way more than him, it's freaky!

I think it should stll be treated on the NHS, but only when it is a physical problem, where muscles are the cause of the problem, but sometimes that doesn't work as the operation suggested to these people means a huge chance of them ending up bed bound or stuck in a wheelchair, seeing as you can't really put the bounce back in muscles, when they didn't have it to begin with

Of course, you could say cut down on fatty food to these people, but sometimes that just cannot happen. Judging by this woman, it's her fault and her family's fault for doing this. They cannot blame anyone else, and they certainly cannot blame the hospital seeing as they were "sneaking" food in, which is self-explanatory.

obviously there's more to it than "she just ate a lot." i agree with the people who hate it when people use genetics as an excuse for their weight since its clearly not the case the majority of the time, but in this case its pretty apparent that this woman had some serious mental health problems along with whatever genetics she inherited. i read a story here in the u.s. of a woman who is literally always hungry no matter how much she eats, there's just something wrong with her brain. luckily shes intelligent and is able to maintain healthy eating habits because of her awareness to the problem.

but this woman isnt as lucky. people who are simply fat is one thing. this story is another, there is most definitely an underlying cause of her food intake, some people truly mean it when they say they can't control it, it's a hard thing to understand if you have never experienced such urges.

Indeed, food is just one big, world-wide addiction which some people can moderate. These people who get addicted to food need alot of care and support, and judging by the article, the family were a huge problem and should of ignored her or helped her cut down on food. It would be a bit of a joke if they gave her that food out of compassion, as cutting down on food is as simple as just cutting food out. Hospitals have schemes in place for this, they have food that actually contains next to no fat and foods that contain fattening agents to put on weight (obviously a big NO in her case, but my dad had them when he was in hospital so an example of variety on the NHS). I'm amazed they didn't put her on a no-fat diet, and food that is designed to lose weight by absorbing everything around it :/

There's a woman near where I live who eats way too much and her family buy her the food which is all healthy stuff. Unfortunately this woman manages to manipulate her way into getting others to get her food which is quite shocking really - none of it is low fat and she over buys baked beans, butter and bread. For a single woman of about 80, she buys about one family shop of about 1 every 3 days, it's scary how people just don't refuse to give out hand outs, seeing as she also has any left overs and goes out to lunches for OAPs (one of which I help with).

[Richie]

wow some of you are harsh as **** seriously, she obviously had an eating disorder. Your comments would be completely different and allot more sympathetic if 'Britain's skinniest lady dies' fair enough she ate allot & what her family done was completely wrong. Its called an eating disorder for a reason she can't just 'stop'. That's like telling an alcoholic to stop drinking alcohol it doesn't work like that, they need to go through months of treatment. If anything its easier to stop being an alcoholic, after all alcoholics don't need alcohol to survive, everyone needs food to survive.

[myke]

Some of you are darn right rude lol ... there's so much spotlight and media coverage over anorexia, bulimia and what not, but people don't understand, there's eating disorders at the other end of the scale. It saddens me that some of you are so blind and rude about it.

[Soy]

poor man couldn't control his eating

[Accipiter]

Pathetic excuse for a human really.

[GommeInc]

wow some of you are harsh as **** seriously, she obviously had an eating disorder. Your comments would be completely different and allot more sympathetic if 'Britain's skinniest lady dies' fair enough she ate allot & what her family done was completely wrong. Its called an eating disorder for a reason she can't just 'stop'. That's like telling an alcoholic to stop drinking alcohol it doesn't work like that, they need to go through months of treatment. If anything its easier to stop being an alcoholic, after all alcoholics don't need alcohol to survive, everyone needs food to survive.

You do realise once you hit hospital you're meant to under go treatment? That means no alcohol for alcoholics, no cigarettes for smokers etc etc. She or her family went against hospital protocol, and her family are now paying the price. Their fault for encouraging her addiction and making it worse. I feel sorry for the hospital getting a bad press (I wouldn't be surprised if they are), because this was clearly a problem patient and the family were problem visitors sneaking food in. It's the same logic revolving around sneaking in alcohol :/