According to correspondence published in the medical journal The Lancet (Volume 325, Issue 8432, 6 April 1985), the largest documented meal consumed by one person weighed 19 lb (8.6 kg) and comprised 1 lb (453 g) of liver, 2 lb (907 g) of kidneys, 0.5 lb (226 g) of steak, two eggs, 1 lb (453 g) of cheese, two large slices of bread, 1 lb (453 g) of mushrooms, 2 lb (907 g) of carrots, one cauliflower, 10 peaches, four pears, two apples, four bananas, 2 lb (907 g) of plums, 2 lb (907 g) of grapes and two glasses of milk. The patient was described as a 23-year-old female model.
