Cousins Naomi Anderson, Chitoka Light and Drew Stewart are all bonded by blood, and by their shared struggle with obesity.
Combined, the family members weigh just under 2,000 lbs., and are battling for their lives on TLC’s new show, Family By the Ton.
Stewart, 43, is addicted to eating.
“I need to knock off this overeating before it kills me,” he says in this exclusive clip. “If you’re on drugs, you can hide it. If you’re an alcoholic, you can hide it. But if you’re fat, everyone sees your problem.”
Light, 49, is bed-ridden and hasn’t gone outside in three years.
Combined, the family members weigh just under 2,000 lbs., and are battling for their lives on TLC’s new show, Family By the Ton.
Stewart, 43, is addicted to eating.
“I need to knock off this overeating before it kills me,” he says in this exclusive clip. “If you’re on drugs, you can hide it. If you’re an alcoholic, you can hide it. But if you’re fat, everyone sees your problem.”
Light, 49, is bed-ridden and hasn’t gone outside in three years.
- 12/12/2017
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
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