This story has been percolating under the surface of the mainstream media for a few weeks.
As may you know weight loss is one of the keys to fast times for endurance sports, but President Obama is not an endurance athlete, but a basketball player according to published reports.
It is important to note that at this point these rumors and stories are completely speculative with no basis in fact, however never-the-less people are wondering out loud if Barak Obama is losing drastic weight.
According to the British newspaper MailOnline.com:
"Earlier this month American media had claimed 'Barack n Bones' was shedding the pounds after stress was causing him to skip meals.
He
was pictured looking even skinnier than usual while leaving a gym in
Washington, D.C. - though an oversized jacket may have been to blame. "
The MailOnline goes on to report:
"Mr Obama spoke in the wake of pictures published on the influential U.S. website The Drudge Report, which described him as 'thin as a rail'.
The right-wing website quoted an unnamed 'insider' who said the president was working so hard that 'yes
he does occasionally skip meals'.
Under the headline 'Barack n Bones', the report claimed that the president's exercise regime - including basketball games - is behind the 'dramatic weight loss'.
The source quoted by the report insisted that Mr Obama was working 'non-stop' - and that he was not chain-smoking."
Meanwhile the American Tabloid the Globe has taken the weight loss rumors one step further with a story entitled: "Obama Lung Cancer Shocker!"
According to the Globe:
"Chain-smoking President Barack Obama has lung cancer, White House sources fear as the Commander-in-Chief suffers chest pains, dizzy spells and has lost 25 pounds! This week's GLOBE bares the stunning inside story. You can't afford to miss it!"
Is any of this true, or is it a right wing attempt to smear the President? Hard to say. That's up to you to decide.
However Obama would most likely do himself a huge health and PR favor if he sincerely stopped smoking and made his battle with nicotine addition public.
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