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Man Who Weighs 1,000 Pounds Begins Incredible Weight Loss Battle

  • August 12, 2004

A man who once weighed more than half a ton has lost 321 pounds under the care of doctors, and he hopes to lose 450 more. Patrick Deuel, 42, of Valentine, Neb., weighed 1,072 pounds when he was admitted to a hospital eight weeks ago. Deuel, who is just under 6 feet tall, is on a 1,200 calorie-a-day diet. He has battled heart problems, thyroid problems, diabetes, pulmonary hypertension and arthritis, and he needed help just to roll over in bed. Deuel, who has battled weight problems all his...