Obesity in the Middle Ages: Sancho el Craso - Hektoen International
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Nicolás Roberto Robles Badajoz, Spain “Severe obesity restricts body movements and maneuvers . . . breathing passages become blocked and do not pass good air . . . these patients are at risk of sudden death . . . they are vulnerable to having a stroke, hemiplegia, palpitations, diarrhea, dizziness . . . men are
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2025-01-27 17:17:42+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: There was obesity in the Middle Ages, but the rich were expected to restrain themselves as fat people can’t become knights. However, Sancho I was a morbidly obese king who weighed 240 kg and couldn’t wield a sword, bed his wife, or walk. He was eventually expelled as he was too obese to rule.