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Programs that a lot of the other candidates are now following. >> we also in kind of an old fashioned way view ourselves as wanting to know as much as we can about these men and women because we do have a stake in them. its not just that were nosey, wanting to know the presidents hdl and ldl. we havent spoken since the president just went through this latest physical exam. >> right. >> people who are a little bit older and read history by writers like yourself know that fdr hid fatal heart disea...

The left sort of biting at his heels the way gary hart was and this was true of soman ea other campaigns but never before have we had that liberal lane really taking up by someone who defines himself as a democrat socialist and turns out to have been the pioneer and architect of some of the programs a lot of the other candidates are following. >> we kind of in an old faszed way of wanting to know as much as we can because we do have a stake in them. its not just that were nosy, wanting to know t...

Wanting to know as much as we can about these men and women because we do have a stake in them. its not just that were nosey, wanting to know the presidents hdl and ldl. we havent spoken since the president just went through this latest physical exam. >> right. >> people who are a little bit older and read history by writers like yourself know that fdr hid fatal heart teadisease m the american people and another ailment or two. so i guess its part of us being -- knowing that they are stewards of...

Of weight. so his body mass index is now over 30. thats why he is considered clinically obese. the cholesterol came down, you can see. but look at the very bottom line. the medication crestor as a statin drug for cholesterol. they quadrupled that dose. thats what brought his cholesterol down. whats concerning a little bit is ldl, which is the bad cholesterol, that should be lower. with this much of the statin medication, that should at least be below 100. but well see. we get an idea now the imp...

The cholesterol came down, you can see. but look at the very bottom line. the medication crestor as a statin drug for cholesterol. they quadrupled that dose. the ldl should be lower. with this much of the statin medication, that should at least be below 100. but well see. we get an idea now the impact the year has had on the president despite the medication increase. >> didnt you point out, sanjay, that there was heart disease in the last report that wasnt indicated. so with these hdl, this ldl,...

Last year, dr. jackson said that trump and he talked about losing ten to 15 pounds. obviously it went up four pounds, went the other direction. he is clinically obese. do you think the president has heart disease. >> well the president has demonstrable coronary artery disease. this was really disclosed last year when his calcium score identified calcifications in the coronary artery, but what we know from look at his labs this year, he had a relatively small benefit from the crestor. his ldl dro...