South Korea’s spy agency briefed lawmakers that Kim, who is 5-ft-8, is estimated to weigh over 300 lbs. and belongs to a high-risk group for heart disease.
Getty ImagesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and appears to have obesity-related health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and his officials are looking for new medicines abroad to treat them, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Monday.
Some observers said Kim, who is about 170 cm tall and previously weighed 140 kg , appeared to have lost a large amount of weight in 2021, likely from changing his diet. But recent state media footage show he has regained the weight.
Lee and Park quoted the NIS as saying it obtained intelligence that North Korean officials have been trying to get new medicines abroad for Kim’s suspected high blood pressure and diabetes. Kim’s health is the focus of keen attention outside North Korea since he hasn’t formally anointed a successor who would take charge of the country’s advancing nuclear arsenal targeting the United States and its allies if he was incapacitated.
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