North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un's bouts with high blood pressure and diabetes are leading officials to seek treatments from abroad, South Korean authorities reported Monday.
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. The 40-year-old Kim, known for heavy drinking and smoking, comes from a family with a history of heart problems. Both his father and grandfather, who ruled North Korea before his 2011 inheritance of power, died of heart issues.
On Monday, the National Intelligence Service, South Korea’s main spy agency, told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing that Kim is estimated to weigh about 308 pounds again and belongs to a high-risk group for heart disease, according to Lee Seong Kweun, one of the lawmakers. Lee said the NIS told lawmakers that Kim has shown symptoms of high blood pressure and diabetes since his early 30s.
The NIS told lawmakers that at least 60% of Kim Ju Ae's public activities have involved attending military events with her father.
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