Eman Ahmed

Studies show gene defect cause of Egyptian woman’s obesity

Mumbai - Arab Today

Doctors say they believe they have found the reason behind the cause of Eman Ahmed Abdelaty’s obesity, which at its peak saw the Egyptian weigh 500kg. The 36-year-old woman, who at her biggest was the world’s heaviest, has since dropped to 340kgs as she undergoes treatment carried out by a team of specialists at Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital. Abdelaty’s treatment includedRead more

Indian doctors prepare ‘world’s heaviest woman’ for surgery

Mumbai - Arab Today

Indian doctors put an Egyptian believed to be the world’s heaviest woman on a special liquid diet on Monday as they prepared her for an emergency weight-loss operation. Eman Ahmed weighs around 500kg and had not left her house in more than two decades until arriving in Mumbai at the weekend for bariatric surgery - a stomach-shrinking bypass procedure carriedRead more

'World's heaviest woman' has surgery in India, loses 100kg

Mumbai - Arab today

Indian doctors said Thursday that an Egyptian who is believed to be the world's heaviest woman had successfully undergone weight-loss surgery after losing over 100 kilograms (220 pounds). Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, who previously weighed around 500 kilos, had not left her house in Egypt in over two decades until arriving in Mumbai last month for bariatric surgery. "WeRead more

World’s heaviest woman looses 100kg after surgery

Mumbai - Arab Today

Eman Ahmed Abdelaty, the 36-year-old Egyptian woman who at 500 kilos is the world’s heaviest, has undergone a successfully surgery in India. The medical team of Saifee Hospital in Mumbai, India, successfully performed the surgery on Eman Ahmed, the hospital said in a statement to Al Arabiya. “Eman successfully underwent a Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on March 7th 2017 at SaifeeRead more

World's heaviest woman under observation; put on liquid diet

Mumbai - Arab Today

Eman Ahmed, who weighs around 500kg and is the world's heaviest woman, has been under observation at the Saifee Hospital since her arrival here on Saturday and has now been put on high-protein liquid diet, doctors said. "Eman has now been put on high-protein liquid diet. For the past 48 hours, she has been under the observation of a teamRead more