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Fast food fan Trump reveals health test results on Dr Oz TV show and he’s reportedly declared ‘clinically obese’ with extremely high testosterone
Audience members claim the Presidential hopeful weighs in at more than 19 stone
PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Donald Trump shared the results of his latest medical with a top US television doc and reports claim it reveals he's 'clinically obese'.
The Republican candidate provided details during a recording of an episode of the , fronted by doctor Mehmet Oz, to be screened later today.
While full details of what exactly came out will not be clear until the show airs, audience accounts claim the doctor told Trump, 70, he is 'overweight'.
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Some of those in the audience claim Trump said he weighs 236 pounds (16st 12lbs) and added he wants to lose 15 to 20 to get fighting fit.
However, others claimed Trump said he weighs 267 which is a hefty 19st 1lb.
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.
If he weighs 267 pounds as some of those in the audience have claimed, his BMI would be 33.4 - putting him in the 'obese' category.
Audience members reported that the medical exam also showed Trump has high levels of testosterone, the hormone which affects sex drive and muscle mass.
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Mrs Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia and was captured on video stumbling getting into a waiting van at a 9/11 memorial ceremony on Sunday.
The revelations come after his own doctor Harold Bornstein described the candidate as: "the healthiest individual ever elected to presidency."
The Republican nominee also reportedly revealed his takes medication to help keep his cholesterol down.
And he defended his fast food diet by saying he's on the road so much.
However, one audience member told Trump does not order or pick up his takeaway meals himself in case they are tampered with.
trump reportedly told the show his main form of exercise is golf, but bizarrely described his length speeches as a good work out as well.
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In a statement released after the taping, the show said in Trump 'shared with Dr. Oz the results of his physical examination performed last week by Dr Bornstein'.
The TV doc Oz also 'took Mr. Trump through a full review of systems,' including his nervous system, hormone levels, and family medical history.
Prior to Trump's appearance on the show, a former member of the Obama administration brought up Trump's weight.
"So here's Trump... He’s 70. He’s the heaviest president we’ve had, candidate we’ve had, since William Taft. There’s a legitimate issue," former campaign manager David Plouffe told MSNBC.
Taft was six-feet, 330 pounds (23st 8lbs) during his time in office between 1909 to 1913.
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