Trump tells Dr. Oz he wants to lose weight

Leaks from Donald Trump's appearance on the 'Dr. Oz Show' have yielded some interesting tidbits.
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UPDATE: Thursday, 11:56 a.m. ET: The Dr. Oz Show confirmed to Mashable Trump does in fact weigh 236 pounds.

Donald Trump visited The Dr. Oz Show on Wednesday morning and while the episode won't air until Thursday, audience reports have already started to circulate.

Trump declared he would share the results of a recent physical on Oz's show after Hillary Clinton stumbled as she left a Sept. 11 memorial over the weekend. Her campaign later announced she had pneumonia.


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Trump opened up about his previously documented love of fast food during the taping Wednesday, among other interesting admissions.

As for Trump's weight, there were conflicting reports. Politico noted audience members said he weighed 236 pounds while NBC and MSNBC revealed audience members said he weighed 267 pounds. Dr. Oz said Trump was "slightly overweight," to which Trump replied he hoped to lose 15 to 20 pounds.

Trump's height has been reported at 6'3" and at 236 pounds, his BMI, per the CDC, would be 29.5, just at the upper reaches of the "overweight" range, close to "obese." At 267 pounds, Trump's weight would be a BMI of 33.4.

On Thursday, the Dr. Oz Show confirmed to Mashable Trump's weight is actually 236 pounds.

Here's how the conversation went down:

Dr. Oz: "You're 6’3 – 236 pounds as I mentioned. Now in my mind I’m thinking your body surface area and your BMI is high. It’s probably close to 30 which is sort of the barrier for most people. Do your doctors or your family ever give you a hard time about your weight?"

Donald Trump: "Yeah I think I could lose a little weight. I’ve always been a little bit this way. You know – I’ve sort of always been, I was probably a good swimmer. But I’ve always been this way. I think that if I had one thing I’d like to lose weight. It’s tough because of the way I live. But the one thing I would like to do is be able to drop 15 – 20 pounds. It would be good."

Overall, though, Oz assessed Trump as being healthy.

As for exercise, well, it turns out all of those hand gestures are important! Speaking perhaps a bit tongue-in-cheek, Trump said that's his exercise.

And, of course, there's his relationship with daughter Ivanka, who made an appearance on the show. Of note, Trump confirmed how he loves to show his affection for his daughter.

More information was reported by NBC's Katy Tur, including some political aspects of his discussion with Oz.

Mashable will update this story as more information becomes available.

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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