New York Daily News

Weight for it: Don 1 lb. from being ‘obese’

- Chris Sommerfeld­t

PRESIDENT TRUMP is just one pound from being obese, doesn’t exercise regularly, has a diet dominated by fatty foods and carbs — and is in “excellent” health, his doctor said Tuesday.

Speaking at a White House press conference, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Dr. Ronny Jackson disclosed the results of Trump’s first physical exam as commander-in-chief, which he underwent last Thursday.

In general, Jackson said that the 71-year-old President is in “excellent” health for his age. But, in the same breath, Jackson expressed concern over Trump’s well-documented history of indulging in fast food and refraining from exercise.

“I told the President if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200 years old,” Jackson told reporters. “He has incredible genes, I just assume. If I didn’t watch what I eat, I wouldn’t have the cardiac and overall health that he has.”

At 6-foot-3, Trump weighs 239 pounds, Jackson said. That means Trump is overweight and just one pound shy of obesity, according to an index by the federal Health and Human Services department.

The exam came amid speculatio­n about his mental health.

While the exam didn’t include a psychiatri­c component, Jackson said Trump did “exceedingl­y well” on a so-called cognitive assessment test meant to measure general functional­ity.

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