A few of the worlds heaviest - like Rosalie Bradford and Mike Parteleno - are still alive, albeit shadows of their former selves. As this little round up shows, that tonnage ain't good for you in the long term. Even some of the so-called champion slimmers carry long term health problems.

Be warned people, some pictures on the link are not pretty!

Will any of the world's biggest - like Denny Welch- bite the dust soon?