Sometimes, the practice is sexual – so-called "feederism" -- when the gainer is aided by a "feeder" who takes on more and more control as the gainer becomes physically incapacitated.

Patty Sanchez, 51, was consuming 13,000 calories of food per day and reached a staggering 327kg at the request of her boyfriend who first introduced the mother-of-four to a gainer-feeder ...

Patty Sanchez, 51, was consuming 13,000 calories of food per day and reached a staggering 327kg at the request of her boyfriend who first introduced the mother-of-four to a gainer-feeder ...