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Juan Pedro Franco, once the holder of the title of World’s Fattest Man, has battled to turn his life around over the course of three years. Today, the 35-year-old from Mexico has shed over half his body weight and doesn’t plan on stopping there.Best of all, Franco has been able to leave his bed and walk again. This milestone marks the first time that Franco has supported his weight on his own two feet, with the assistance of a cane, in almost a decade.
