The Worst My 600-Lb Life Patients According To Reddit

On the Reddit poll, Season 5’s James King received only 2 percent of the votes, but many feel he was actually a worse “My 600-lb Life” participant than Steven Assanti. Both are depicted on the show as being verbally abusive and not serious about getting healthy, with King and Assanti actually gaining quite a bit of weight after meeting with Dr. Now. 

But there’s one major difference that fans pointed out: Assanti doesn’t have any children to witness his behavior. While Assanti depends on his father for takeout, his lifestyle isn’t negatively impacting a child. Meanwhile, King’s youngest daughter had to drop out of school to help take care of him.

U/ZJ117 said, “Steven on a more personal level is probably worse. But James actively pulled his family and child into his downward spiral. Steven never had children so he didn’t destroy a child’s life to be his caretaker.” U/lost_throwaway_3326 said, “He effectively ruined his daughter’s life by forcing her to be a caregiver at such a young age. He was terribly abusive and manipulative, didn’t even try to comply with the program, and squandered medical resources.”

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