article_snippet: China's fattest man has lost 13 stone so far in a battle to bring China's fattest man weight under control.
article_snippet: China's fattest man, Liang Yong, has lost 12 stone in a gradual diet which has seen Liang Yong drop to 22 stone .
article_snippet: Couch bound: Liang Yong decided to go on a gradual diet which has seen him drop to 22 stone after Liang Yong got the unwelcome title of China's fattest man five years ago, pictured above .
article_snippet: Liang Yong said: 'It was not a record to be proud of when I was named the fattest man in China and was told It was officially registered at the Chinese record headquarters in 2007, but now I'm hoping to end up as the man who lost the most weight.'
article_snippet: China's fattest man, Liang Young, undergoes an examination as Liang Yong battled to bring Liang Yong weight down from 35 stone .
article_snippet: Measuring up: China's fattest man, Liang Young, wanted to lose weight after Liang Yong was given the unwelcome title .
highlights_snippet: Went on diet after Liang Yong was officially registered as China's fattest man .
  
highlights_snippet: Now Liang Yong's aiming for a new record of most weight lost in China .