SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — 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 Monday.
Associated PressFILE -North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, left, walks together with Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, during Putin's departure ceremony at an international airport outside Pyongyang, North Korea, June 19, 2024.
Some observers said Kim, who is about 170 centimeters tall and previously weighed 140 kilograms , 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 medications abroad for Kim's suspected high blood pressure and diabetes.
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