{"id":30547,"date":"2015-04-22T15:26:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T06:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.dailynk.com\/en\/?p=30547"},"modified":"2020-01-17T08:43:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:43:54","slug":"experts-on-kim-jong-euns-rapid-wei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/experts-on-kim-jong-euns-rapid-wei\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts on Kim Jong Eun&#8217;s Rapid Weight Gain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"bbs_caption1_box\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/efile\/201504\/DNKE_1229_295691_1429683102_i.jpg\"><br \/><a class=\"bbs_caption1\">State media images of Kim Jong Eun dating back to 2012 reveal a rapid weight gain.<br \/>&nbsp;Image: Rodong Sinmun<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Images and video of Kim Jong Eun released by North Korean state media leave no doubts among the international community about the<br \/>\nyoung leader\u2019s obesity. Daily NK culled a number of images of Kim Jong Eun, spanning the course of his leadership to date, to gain expert insight on possible causes behind and consequences of the young leader&#8217;s rapid weight gain.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThere are various factors that make Kim<br \/>\nirrefutably vulnerable to a heart attack. He has a family history: both his<br \/>\ngrandfather, Kim Il Sung, and his father, Kim Jong Il, died from heart attacks.<br \/>\nMoreover, he\u2019s a heavy smoker and obese,\u201d said an internal medicine doctor who<br \/>\nspoke with Daily NK on the condition of anonymity. \u201cIf Kim Jong Eun also has<br \/>\nhigh blood pressure or diabetes, his risk of heart attack jumps to 20 times<br \/>\nthan that of others. Even if he had neither high blood pressure nor diabetes,<br \/>\nhe still faces a five to tenfold risk of heart attack over others.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">On possible reasons for Kim\u2019s extreme<br \/>\nobesity, the doctor responded, \u201cThere could be manifold reasons: irregular activity patterns, lack of exercise, stress, overeating, etc. It\u2019s<br \/>\nvery possible that since his surgery to remove a cyst from from his right<br \/>\nankle&#8211;the result of tarsal tunnel syndrome [a condition caused by compression<br \/>\nof the tibial nerve in the foot]&#8211; he has been less active. This syndrome often occurs because of a rapid<br \/>\nincrease in weight.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Without the opportunity to personally test his blood, the internal medicine physician could not offer her diagnosis, but speculated that, based on his weight, his cholesterol levels are likely to be off the charts. &#8220;There is a high likelihood that&nbsp;he is<br \/>\nsuffering from metabolic syndrome, a hodgepodge of pre-diabetes symptoms such<br \/>\nas high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and obesity,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A clinical psychologist in Seoul also<br \/>\noffered insight into Kim Jong Eun\u2019s health condition, noting that the incessant stress<br \/>\nof governing a state may be the largest contributing factor to the young leader&#8217;s rapid weight gain. \u201cWhen people binge eat to alleviate depression, their<br \/>\nweight can skyrocket to five to ten percent of their original weight within<br \/>\nthree months,\u201d he explained. \u201cGiven the fact that he enjoys drinking and<br \/>\nsmoking so much, it seems safe to say that he\u2019s probably not good at<br \/>\ncontrolling his urges; I think we can speculate that, at the very least, he<br \/>\ntemporarily binge ate.\u201d<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">He added, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to know the exact<br \/>\nreasons [behind his condition], but it can be inferred that Kim suffers from immense psychological<br \/>\npressure or internal conflicts derived from ruling a country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State media images of Kim Jong Eun dating back to 2012 reveal a rapid weight gain.&nbsp;Image: Rodong Sinmun Images and video of Kim Jong Eun released by North Korean state media leave no doubts among the international community about the young leader\u2019s obesity. 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