Woman who was once world's heaviest dies at 63

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Rosalie Bradford lost more than 900 pounds.

AUBURNDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida woman who was once the world's heaviest woman but went on to set a record for the most weight lost has died.

Rosalie Bradford was 63 and lived in Auburndale.

The Guinness Book of Records recorded Bradford's weight in January 1987 as 1,150 pounds, though the woman's web site claims she peaked at more than 1,200 pounds.

Bradford reportedly weighed in at 314 pounds in September 1992, giving her the record for most weight lost by a woman.

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