I just saw a Discovery Channel show which, in part, featured a 600 pound man in America who was contemplating bariatic surgery. I really can't imagine how he swelled to that enormous size; but I guess in the good ol' U.S. of A., with so many calorie-dense food choices, it's really possible for "creeping obesity" to creep up on you. The man, a former professional sumo wrestler, had some touch decisions to make. Not to act would mean eventual stroke, diabetes and a host of other medical horrors. But to go under the knife is also not without risk. Hope he makes the decision to go under the knife because sometimes natural methods to lose weight just don't always work.