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		</div><p>A man who weighs 20 stone has said that he intends to put on weight because he is not fat enough to qualify for weight-loss surgery.</p>
<p>Darin McCloud was told he did not qualify for a gastric bypass because he did not meet the criteria for the operation.</p>
<p>The 45-year-old, from Portsmouth, now plans to go on a get-fat-quick diet to tip the scales at more than 21 stone &#8211; the weight deemed necessary by his local NHS primary care trust.</p>
<p>He says he is eating three-quarters of a loaf of bread, four packets of crisps and bacon rolls each day to put on the weight.</p>
<p>Mr McCloud, who suffers from diabetes, said he wanted the operation as he believed it would mean he could come off the insulin treatment for the condition.</p>
<p>He told the Portsmouth News: &#8220;I have had diabetes for the best part of 15 years and I&#8217;m absolutely scared of being a burden on my family in the future &#8211; but I still eat, and that I can&#8217;t get my head around.</p>
<p>&#8220;There is a switch somewhere but I can&#8217;t turn it off. That is the crux of the matter and why I need help.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr McCloud first applied for the operation, which is similar to having a gastric band fitted, in September 2009.</p>
<p>He says he has put on about a stone and a half since then and his current body mass index (BMI) is 43.5.</p>
<p>NHS Portsmouth requires a BMI of 45 before it will consider a patient for the surgery.</p>
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