After seeing his crucial condition, doctors had to convince his parents of a need for five-hour gastric sleeve operation, which was a must, after years of feeding him.
He might have died if he didn’t lose weight.
Arya Permana from Karawang in West Java, Indonesia suffered childhood obesity to such extent that it might have killed him. Arya’s diet included fried chicken, rice, noodles and chocolate ice cream he ate like he was never full, he ate all this not once, not twice, not thrice but, four to six times a day.
His parents ignored his need for diet-food and exercise and felt this as expressing their love for the child. Until the age of five, he weighted like an average normal kid, and in just four years after it, he gained 20 stone weight which became a topic of concern.
