A 10-year-old boy from Indonesia weighing 140 kilograms has been named the biggest kid in the world.
Arya Permana, who lives in West Java, was put on a crash diet by his worried parents who fear he may soon die.
“My son is growing at a rapid rate and I am worried for his health. I do not know any other way to stop him from gaining more weight than to give him less food,” Rokayah, Permana’s mother, told media.
Permana is now on a strict diet of just brown rice and is being asked to exercise more.
Accotding to Rokaya, she said his son was always fatter than his older brother and other children in the village. But she said they were not concerned about his obesity back then, and just wanted him to be happy and healthy.
“We just feed our son normal portions but he can eat up to 5 meals a day and is perpetually hungry” Rokayah said.
Ade Somantri, Permana’s father who works as a farmer, said he has taken Permana to a doctor, but the doctor could not find any underlying medical condition causing his weight gain. He said the doctor just prescribed vitamins.
“My child’s size significantly changed at the age of 8. And now he weighs 140 kilograms,” he said.
Due to his size, Permana is no longer able to walk normally and has stopped going to school. Permana’s mother explained that he could only take a few steps before losing his balance and falling.
