Trump’s health report released on Thursday was based on an exam from last week and the 70-year-old lauds ability to ‘endure’ the presidential campaign

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On the day Donald Trump told TV host Dr Oz he feels “as good today as I did at 30”, the 70-year-old Republican presidential nominee released the most detailed assessment yet of his physical condition.



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The Trump campaign used the release to take a swipe at Hillary Clinton, lauding the billionaire’s ability to “endure – uninterrupted – the rigors of a punishing and unprecedented presidential campaign”.

Clinton temporarily withdrew from the campaign trail after stumbling as she left a 9/11 memorial service in New York City on Sunday. Her campaign subsequently said she had pneumonia.

In a taped interview with Dr Oz scheduled to be aired later on Thursday, Trump admitted that at 236lb he is overweight, but said he had bolstered his physical condition by giving speeches on the campaign trail.

“It’s a lot of work,” he said. “You know, when I’m speaking in front of 15, 20,000 people and I’m up there using a lot of motion, I guess in its own way it’s a pretty healthy act.

“A lot of times these rooms are really hot, like saunas, and I guess that’s a form of exercise.”

Trump also plays golf.

Before Trump’s interview with Dr Oz, his campaign released a statement from Dr Harold Bornstein, the same physician who in December said in a shorter note he could “state unequivocally, [Trump] will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency”. Bornstein later admitted the note had been “rushed” while a limo from the campaign waited outside his office.

On Thursday, the Guardian reported that according to court papers, in April 2002 Bornstein agreed to pay $86,250 to the family of a patient, Janet Levin, who allegedly died after falling when she took “unhealthy amounts” of prescription drugs Bornstein had given her. Before settling, Bornstein denied all the allegations against him.

The report on Trump’s health released on Thursday was based on an examination conducted on Friday 9 September. It was less hyperbolic than Bornstein’s first note, but still glowing.

“Mr Trump is in excellent physical health,” Bornstein wrote, adding that Trump’s liver and thyroid functions were within the normal range, and that a cardiac evaluation was normal. Trump takes medication to lower cholesterol

Trump’s testosterone was listed at 441.6.

“He doesn’t have unusually high testosterone nor does he have unusually low testosterone,” said Dr Abraham Morgentaler, author of the book Testosterone for Life, adding that “450 or so is an average testosterone level in adult men”.

Trump’s most recent colonoscopy was conducted on 10 July 2013, Bornstein said. It revealed no polyps.



On the Dr Oz Show, Trump said that when he looks in the mirror he does not see a 70-year-old man.

“I would say I see a person that’s 35 years old,” he said.

The campaign did not release any ophthalmic results.

Trump told Oz he sometimes plays golf with the 39-year-old New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. “I feel I’m the same age as him. It’s crazy,” Trump said.

Clips released in advance of the show’s broadcast saw Oz noting that Trump would be the oldest person ever to be elected president. Trump said that he was not that much older than one previous Republican president.

“Just about the same age as Ronald Reagan,” he said. “And Hillary’s a year behind me. I actually feel as good today as I did at 30.”

Ronald Reagan was 69 when he became president, in 1981. Hillary Clinton will turn 69 on 26 October.

The notes from Trump’s physical state that he is is 6ft 3in and 236lb, giving him a body mass index of 29.5, which is considered overweight. The businessman, who is known for eating McDonald’s, KFC and on at least one occasion a taco bowl, told Oz he would like to lose 15lb.