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Companies on call as health troubles mount

By Digby Lidstone

Published: June 1 2009 18:11 | Last updated: June 1 2009 18:11

elderly pilgrim in saudi arabia

A case study produced by doctors at King Saud University refers to an eight-year-old boy from northern Saudi Arabia who weighed 14 stone 5lb. The boy was so obese his life was in danger, causing doctors to carry out gastric bypass surgery.

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