Despite wanting to shed a few pounds, he has been pictured on a number of occasions scoffing fast food.
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The US presidential candidates shared details on their health. The Democratic nominee’s own health has been under scrutiny as she’s been recovering from a bout of pneumonia.
Doctors for both Hillary Clinton and now Donald Trump say the candidates are physically fit to serve as president.
In December, he provided a much-ridiculed letter, drafted in just five minutes by his physician, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein.
“Trivialization of the Holocaust and gas chambers is NEVER okay”, the group said in one tweet, directed at Trump Jr. He has a cholesterol level of 169, with his level of high-density lipoproteins at 63, his low-density lipoproteins at 94.
Trump is on Statins – drugs that help to lower cholesterol.
Meanwhile, Clinton’s doctor, Lisa Bardack, published “a summary update on Hillary Rodham Clinton’s health since the release of my previous medical statement in July 2015”. A chest x-ray and electrocardiogram (ECG) in April were normal, and an echocardiogram in 2014 was “within the range of normal”, Bornstein wrote. Polyps can lead to colon cancer, with increased risk for people over the age of 50.
“The reality TV star, who is 6’2″ – but tells the world he is 6’3” – would have a body mass index of 29.5 if the first figure is correct – in the “overweight” bracket.
Critics say Trump paints an overly bleak picture of life in urban African-American communities, where crime has fallen and the life expectancy has risen in recent decades.
The 70-year-old weighs 236 pounds, according to his doctor.
“Our campaign readily admits that running against a candidate as controversial as Donald Trump means it is harder to be heard on what you aspire for the country’s future, and it is incumbent on us to work harder”, she said.
Trump’s blood sugar was normal.
According to audience members, Oz was generally impressed by Trump’s health.
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said he’d use Medicaid to expand insurance coverage, and supports making birth control available without a prescription, reports Bloomberg.
Trump may be better off on the campaign trail than sitting at his desk.
“I feel as good today as I did when I was 30”, he said, going on to compare himself to his friend Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback.
Trump has an annual physical exam every spring.
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“There is no family history of premature cardiac or neoplastic disease”, he wrote. His blood pressure and cholesterol are within normal levels, as is his testosterone level.
