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World's biggest boy ... Dzhambulat Khatokhov
By CAROLIN IGGULDEN
MARCH 08, 2007
THINK British kids are getting a bit porky? Then take a look at this Russian tank.
Dzhambulat Khatokhov is the world’s biggest boy. Just seven, he tips the scales at 16 STONE — the same weight as a baby ELEPHANT.
His bulk has made Dzhambulat — Jambik for short — a star in Russia.
In Kabardino-Balkaria, where he lives, he is treated like a hero.
Mum Nelya, said: “When people see Jambik, they spoil him and give him gifts.”
Jambik has been nicknamed Sosruko, after a giant from local mythology who protected his people using the qualities most respected in this corner of the world — strength and size.
“He is the pride of Kabardino-Balkaria,” shouts one woman to Jambik in the market.
The boy has been paraded on TV shows in Russia, Germany, Georgia and Japan, with his single mum flying the world with him.
Jambik has been wrestling and weight-lifting since he was three and Nelya is desperate for him to become a professional sumo wrestler.
She said: “Our hope is that Jambik will provide a secure future for our family. All we have is because of Jambik.”
But behind the media circus lies a darker story — one which obesity expert Dr Ian Campbell was determined to crack.
Nelya insists the reason for her son’s size was a mystery. His brother Mukha is twice his age and half his weight.
A healthy 6lb 8oz when he was born, Jambik then grew twice as fast as a normal child.
At three he was the weight of a 12-year-old. His mum says Jambik eats normally and exercises daily, but Dr Campbell was not convinced.
The British GP spent more than a week with Jambik at home and school.
"He said: “His size was limiting his activities. He was unable to do things children in his class did because his thighs were so thick and his tummy so round.
“His mother told me that in the summer he swam every day and played football.
“But his football looked like it had never been used. And when I took him swimming he couldn’t do it.
“I also found there was a huge discrepancy between what his mother said Jambik was eating and what he must have been consuming to be that size. He frequently helped himself to big helpings.
And wherever he went he was given treats.”
While Nelya insists that Jambik loves being centre stage, Dr Campbell disagrees. He said: “He seemed to have rehearsed set pieces where he would say he loves being the size he is.
“But when we walked around the market and everyone was staring, tears rolled down his cheeks.
“Jambik seemed happiest to me when he was playing chess or drawing. There was something almost poignant about seeing this abnormally large child sketching matchstick men with crayons.”
Dr Campbell also painted a very different picture to Nelya’s claims that Jambik is fit and healthy. He said: “Jambik’s health is dire. His weight means he has a greatly increased risk of diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
As a result of being so heavy so young, his life expectancy is likely to be greatly reduced.
“It was clear his doctors were concerned. They warned Nelya not to let him do sumo but she chose to ignore that advice.”
Because of Jambik’s unusually rapid bone growth, the doctor said: “It was suggested he could have been given steroids to speed up his growth.
“In the family flat there is a press cutting displayed on the wall showing Jambik, aged three, lifting dumbbells.
“It is clear Jambik was going to be a big boy anyway but there was such a rapid growth, at an age when he had already started gaining press attention locally for sumo wrestling, that it made me suspicious.
“When I asked Russian doctors directly if it seemed conceivable a child could have been administered anabolic steroids, the answer was, ‘It wouldn’t be the first time.’ I was shocked.”
Jambik’s mother denies ever giving her son anything stronger than cough medicine. She also claims she finds it unlikely that one of his wrestling trainers could have administered steroids.
Other tests showed that Jambik’s heart is already weakened by his size.
In an emotionally charged showdown, Dr Campbell tried to convince Nelya of the gravity of her son’s situation.
He also tried to persuade her to stop Jambik from taking part in wrestling until he grows fitter.
Dr Campbell said: “I deal with parents in this sort of situation all the time. They may not know how to make their child slimmer but they desperately want them to be well.
“With Nelya I found none of that. She is in total denial about the health risks. There seems to be no desire to help Jambik to change.
“I can only presume this is because she has a vested interest in him being that size. It is very sad.”
Ben benieuwd hoe hij dit jaar op het podium zal verschijnen, denk dat hij het vooral van ze borst moet hebben. Denk dat hij wel een kans heeft om de top 3 te halen op de mr.o kan niet wachten!
