Meet Donna Simpson…Simpson, of Old Bridge, N.J., is 42 years old, has two kids and a boyfriend, and she weighs 602 pounds. That's right ...602 pounds. She's on a diet, of course, because she has a goal in mind: She wants to weigh 1,000 pounds…
“When people are very, very overweight, they are at an increased risk for a condition called prolonged QT syndrome,” Wolper told FoxNews.com. Prolonged QT syndrome is a heart rhythm disorder that can potentially cause fast, chaotic heartbeats, the Mayo Clinic says on its Web site.
FOXNews.com, by Colleen Cappon, 3/15/2010
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