• Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, 37, once weighed more than 1,100lbs
  • Earlier this year she was flown first to India then the UAE for treatment
  • Weightloss surgery saw Ahmed Abd El Aty lose some 660 pounds in April
  • Doctors in Abu Dhabi say she died due to heart disease and kidney dysfunction 

By Associated Press and Sara Malm for MailOnline

Published: 09:08 BST, 25 September 2017 | Updated: 09:38 BST, 25 September 2017

The world’s fattest woman Doctors say an Egyptian once known as ‘the world’s heaviest woman’ has died in a hospital in the United Arab Emirates. She was 37.

A statement from Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi said that Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty died at 4:35 a.m. on Monday.

Doctors described her death as being due to complications from her weight, including heart disease and kidney dysfunction.

The hospital said: ‘Our prayers and heartfelt condolences go out to her family.’

At one point, Atti reportedly weighed around 500 kilograms (1,100llb. Doctors blamed her weight on a thyroid condition.

Atti arrived in the UAE in May, receiving care from a team of 20 doctors at Burjeel Hospital. She earlier received medical treatment in India and underwent surgery that saw her lose some 300 kilograms (660 pounds).

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