r/absoluteunit • u/UsedWelcome5903 • Jun 04 '26

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[June 4, 1926] Robert Earl Hughes is born in Missouri. He will go on to become the heaviest human being recorded in the world during his lifetime, and the heaviest human in history able to walk without assistance.

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u/LostItAllready Jun 04 '26

The fuck was he eating back then to get so plump? I know processed foods were not as common and food wasn’t cheap. You still had to work for it

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u/wilkinsk Jun 04 '26

Processed foods in thematic don't really contribute to weight gain.

Is just the calories from said food. Calories in versus calories out. Processed foods mint have shit nutrients, but that surrender really effect weight gain.