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Like that? >> reporter: well, you know, what dr. jackson said he's recommended is to go on a low carb, low fat diet, which makes a lot of people's eyes glaze over when they hear that but that is going to be the standard recommendation, a heart healthy diet. he would talk to the white house chefs about that and engage the help of the first family to make that more of a reality and some sort of exercise program. he doesn't really have an exercise program right now. so starting anything would be an improvement in terms of exercise but that's again what dr. jackson is talking about and i think any...

For the president. so i think that it makes sense to get a good cardiac assessment in a controlled environment like a hospital before you prescribe an exercise program to a patient. >> he does have heart disease? is that what you said? >> he does not have heart disease. >> he has calcium -- >> he does. he did. so technically, he has nonclinical ath roath. he had a coronary calcium score double many 2009. it was 34. he had a coronary calcium score done in 2013 that was 98. and then we did get a calcium score from this one. i didn't mention it. it was clinically good information. but it was 133....

Routine, working on his diet. those things will make him much healthier although his health is good right now. dr. gupta? >> some pretty intensive tests -- >> it was a trans thoracic. >> was there something you were worried about specifically in the ct scan? >> no. not at all. we did the ct scan because we were debating, i any background information on him. i didn't have old chest x-rays to look at or anything so i was going to initially get a chest x-ray and be done with it but it is so easy nowadays. it just takes a minute or. two about as much time to get a cat scan in the way we did as a c...

It is a screening assessment for cognitive impairment. >> doctor jackson, does the president do anything at all right now in terms of exercise? what is his daily exercise routine if there is one? >> i would say right now on a day-to-day basis he doesn't have a dedicated, defined exercise program. so that's what i'm work on. the good part is that we can build on that pretty easily. >> you said you were discuss go that with him. what would you like the see him start doing? >> like i said, he doesn't have a daily exercise regimen. some people exercise. some people don't. some people just didn't, ...

Healthier than he is right now. although his health is excellent. dr. gupta? you want to answer one or -- >> there were some pretty intensive tests including a ct -- >> a trans thoracic. >> did he need to be sedated? something to be worried about? >> no, not at all. we got the committee today scan -- i didn't have any background information from him from a pulmonary standpoint. i did have old chest x-rays to look at. so i was going to initially just get a chest x-ray, be done with it. but it's so easy to whip in and just takes a few -- a minute or two, about as much time to get a cat scan the ...