Man Tries To Gain Weight So He Can Get Gastric Bypass Surgery

A man in England (UK) is eating alot to bring his weight from 20 stones (about 280 pounds) to 21 stones (about 293 pounds) so he weighs enough to have the government pay for his gastric bypass surgery. If you don't weigh enough (I think for your height), the government won't pay for it. So this guy wants the surgery and is eating to get it. Seems like he should be trying to lose weight. See 20st man piles on pounds to qualify for NHS gastric band. From the London Daily Mirror. (Hat tip: Freakonomics) See their The Unintended Consequences of Government-Sponsored Weight-Loss Surgery.