The following article by Ryan Koronowski was posted on the ThinkProgress website January 19, 2018:
From “Let’s move” to “Why bother?”
The President invited members of the Coast Guard to play golf to thank them personally for their service of patrolling the waters near Palm Beach and Mar-a-Lago. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
On Wednesday, White House physician Ronny L. Jackson revealed the results of President Donald Trump’s physical exam. His very high LDL cholesterol level, despite a prescription for a cholesterol-lowering drug, and a reported weight that put him one pound shy of being obese for his height, caused outside experts to show concern for the president’s health.
Jackson instead lauded Trump’s eyesight, cognitive abilities, and heart function, praising Trump’s genes.
“It’s called genetics,” Jackson told White House reporters. “Some people have just great genes. I told the president that if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years he might live to be 200 years old.” Continue reading “Trump’s beliefs about diet and exercise could make Americans sick”