<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The White House released the results of President Donald </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Trump's "><span>Trump's</span></a><span> May physical late on Friday evening (local time), sharing a memo from his physician recommending he lose weight and exercise more while noting he is in excellent health.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"President Trump remains in excellent health, demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function," White House physician Dr. Sean Barbabella wrote in a letter addressed to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Cognitive and physical performance are excellent. He is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State."</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/vivid-drone-show-cancelled-after-technical-issues/1c556525-279b-4d4c-a1ab-b07959192206"><strong><span>Vivid Sydney show scrapped for good after drone chaos</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Barbabella wrote, "Preventive counselling was provided," during the Tuesday exam, "including guidance on diet, recommendation to take a low-dose aspirin, increased physical activity, and continued weight loss."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump's visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre on Tuesday marked the third time he's visited the facility for a medical exam since becoming the oldest president ever inaugurated last year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/war" target="" title="Senior Pentagon leaders"><span>Senior Pentagon leaders</span></a><span> are putting together lists of uniformed US service members who will be offered the chance to attend the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/could-you-beat-donald-trump-in-a-fight-poll-results-ufc-event/41cb10ab-ac15-4fd2-bfe9-34b66bd246f5" target="" title="UFC fight at the White House"><span>UFC fight at the White House</span></a><span> next month hosted by </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" target="" title="President Donald Trump"><span>President Donald Trump</span></a></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/trump-doctor-recommends-he-lose-weight-and-exercise-more-but-says-he-is-in-excellent-health/c9dd992d-5a15-4b27-9742-c3b94c228d0d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But tickets </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/white-house-ufc-event-free-tickets-donald-trump-weight-requirements/b1ea47b7-a6ac-453b-b8da-f4127bce8e7b" rel="" target="" title="will only be given to those who meet military body composition standards"><span>will only be given to those who meet military body composition standards</span></a><span>, according to guidance memos reviewed by CNN and sources familiar with the process.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/teen-social-media-ban-not-working-according-to-nine-readers/386383e9-ced3-4b3c-ac08-3231810eabfa"><strong><span>It was supposed to keep kids safe. Nine.com.au readers say it's not working</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Ticket recipients are required to meet the DOW waist-to-height ratio standard of less than 0.55, as well as all service specific physical fitness test requirements," one of the memos sent to service members says, using the Pentagon's preferred acronym for the agency.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That figure is roughly in line with standards for service members that the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/war" target="" title="Defence Department"><span>Defence Department</span></a><span> put in place earlier this year when it made waist-to-height ratio the new body composition standard for measuring a service member's "warfighting readiness."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bank-fees-cost-australians-4-billion-last-financial-year/e4cd7dbb-fe1e-48c0-b2be-d4849b1c1461"><strong><span>Aussies lose more than $400 a year to these pesky fees</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div>

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