Eman Abdul Atti, a 37-year- old Egyptian national once believed to be the ‘world’s heaviest woman’, died on Monday in a hospital in Abu Dhabi due to heart and kidney failure, following months of treatment in India and the UAE to help her shed the excessive weight.
Eman weighed roughly 500 kgs when she arrived in India in February, but had lost a staggering 323 kgs after undergoing a series of medical procedures before being shifted to the Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi in May.
She died due to complications from the underlying comorbid conditions, including heart disease and kidney dysfunction, the Burjeel Hospital said a statement.
In medicine, comorbidity is the presence of one or more additional diseases or disorders co-occurring with a primary disease or disorder.
Her death comes few days after she celebrated her 37th birthday on September 9, surrounded by family and friends.
Eman’s sister Shaimaa Selim had posted on her Facebook page on September 11 a photo of her sister celebrating birthday at the hospital. Commenting on her sister’s death, Shaimaa said Eman’s death is God’s will and “we accept it”, according to Alittihad, the Emirati newspaper.