India, Nov. 13 -- A 36-year-old Chinese man who underwent gastric bypass surgery in the hope of making a favourable impression on his girlfriend's parents has died, prompting questions from his family about pre operative assessment and post operative care.

According to a report by South China Morning Post, the man, referred to by the pseudonym Li Jiang, was from Xinxiang in Henan province. Standing 174 centimetres tall and weighing more than 130 kilograms, he had grappled for years with obesity and difficulty controlling his eating habits. His older brother told media outlets that Li had recently begun a promising relationship and that both families were preparing to meet.

"Things were going well, so he wanted to slim down before meetin...