President Barack Obama’s overall health is “excellent” and is expected to stay that way for the rest of his time in office, his physician said in a report Thursday.
“All clinical data indicates that the president is currently healthy and that he will remain so for the duration of his presidency,” wrote Dr. Ronny Jackson, the physician to the president and director of the White House Medical Unit. His findings are based on Obama’s most recent physical exam, which was conducted in May 2014. His previous one was in October 2011.
Though the president — a one-time smoker — “remains tobacco free,” he continues “occasional” use of nicotine gum, Jackson said.
“The president continues to focus on healthy lifestyle choices,” Jackson said in his report, dated Thursday and sent to press secretary Jay Carney. “He eats a healthy diet, exercises daily, remains tobacco free, and only drinks alcohol occasionally and in moderation”, politico.com
