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At the age of just 2 years old, Ardi Rizal had a nasty and fatal addiction to cigarettes and the Indonesian boy became famous on the internet back in 2010 when mind boggling stories about his 40-cigarette-a-day habit surfaced in the news.
According to reports from the Mirror, Ardi was able to quit smoking in a rehabilitation program set up by the Indonesian government who presumably felt the blowback of global disgust. Ardi's smoking habit actually caused such outrage that the government launched a nationwide campaign to end childhood smoking altogether.
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Luckily Ardi managed to overcome the terrible habit but this does not mean he was free of harmful addiction per se.The young boy in turn replaced his harmful addiction with another Junk food.
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His weight jumped to 24 kg, with 17kg being the "normal" for someone his age. One health disaster gave way to another.
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Since the age of 5 though, Ardi and his family have worked together to kick his food addiction. He doesn't smoke, he now eats a well balanced diet, and the difference now, at the age of 10, is astounding.
Ardi, has proven himself to be a strong willed kid though, and has now successfully kicked his junk food habit too. He now stays away from cigarettes, eats healthy, and the results speak for themselves. He is happier and healthier than he has ever been.
What do you think of his transformation? We're just happy to see that there's a happy ending for Ardi's story.
