Donald Trump may have a questionable
diet but he’s got nothing on these guys
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
unhealthiest US presidents ever before
we begin we publish new content every
day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
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this list we’re taking a look at the
unhealthiest people to have ever
occupied the position of President of
the United States of America
number 10 Ronald Reagan when Ronald
Reagan was sworn in as president he was
69 years old which at the time made him
the oldest elected president in US
history as such Reagan brought with him
a host of physical maladies for starters
he was nearsighted a fact that kept him
on the sidelines during World War two he
also had poor hearing something that
would lead him to wear hearing aids in
both of his ears for much of his time in
office in 1985 he went under the knife
to remove cancer from his colon tack on
a deteriorating memory later diagnosed
as Alzheimer’s and you have one
unhealthy president number 9 Woodrow
Wilson Woodrow Wilson was America’s 28th
president he served two terms from 1913
to 1921 but before during and after that
time battled through various health
related issues
he suffered what was to be the first of
many strokes in 1896 and it hindered his
ability to write for an entire year in
1906 another stroke left him unable to
see out of his left eye and in 1919 he
suffered what was to be the worst stroke
to date it paralyzed his entire left
side and forced him for a time into a
wheelchair he died in 1924 after
suffering another stroke number 8
William Henry Harrison to say that
William Henry Harrison was sickly upon
entering office would be a gross
understatement the man would only serve
as president for 31 days dying of
pneumonia on April 4th 1841 at the age
of 68
this made him the first u.s. president
to die in office and gives him the
dubious distinction of having served the
shortest term in US presidential history
while there are other presidents that
suffered from different physical and
mental issues that didn’t make our list
we think the fact that Harrison lasted
only about a month gives him a slight
edge in the unhealthiest Presidents
Department number seven John F Kennedy
November 22nd 1963 will forever live in
infamy as the day America lost one of
its most beloved presidents however
prior to that day John F Kennedy was far
from healthy his younger years were
peppered with a plethora of physical
ailments from scarlet fever and whooping
cough to pneumonia and appendicitis
things only got worse the older Kennedy
became he was diagnosed with Addison’s
disease in 1947 a disorder whose
symptoms include chronic muscle weakness
and nausea and despite continuous
treatment was unable to rid himself of
the issue ad in high cholesterol stomach
and colon issues and a penchant for
Cuban cigars and you have one sick
president number six
Dwight D Eisenhower America’s 34th
President was also one of its
unhealthiest Dwight D Eisenhower
suffered multiple heart attacks during
his time in office which lasted from
1953 to 1961 they may have been a result
of a smoking habit and when we say habit
we mean he smoked like a chimney on a
cold winter’s evening Eisenhower did
manage to kick the addiction but not
before being diagnosed with Crohn’s
disease in 1956 this would cause him to
experience a slew of digestive issues
that were only corrected after he
underwent surgery later that year
between 1955 in the year of his death
Eisenhower would endure seven heart
attacks and see his gallbladder removed
so basically not healthy number five
Theodore Roosevelt he may be on Mount
Rushmore but certainly not for his
health as a child Roosevelt suffered
from crippling asthma attacks for which
there was no cure he was quite
nearsighted and eventually lost much of
his vision in 1912 he was on the wrong
end of an assassin’s bullet and it
remained lodged in his chest
for the rest of his life then in 1913
while on a trip in South America
Roosevelt got malaria coupled with a
host of other physical ailments he
received on the same trip Roosevelt
barely made it home in one piece he died
a few years later at the age of 60
number 4 Andrew Jackson America’s
seventh President Andrew Jackson served
from 1829 until 1837 during the American
Revolution a teenage Jackson was
stricken with smallpox after being
caught by the British and thrown in
prison later in life
the infamously dual crazy Jackson was
shot multiple times by opponents
including one bullet to the chest that
stayed lodged there until the day he
died as might be expected he was in
constant pain for the rest of his life
Jackson also suffered from both
dysentery and malaria and was addicted
to alcohol and tobacco it’s also been
suggested that he suffered from lead and
mercury poisoning so yeah not exactly
healthy by modern standards number 3
warren g harding yet another president
who died while still in office warren g
harding passed away on August 2nd 1923
just two years into his term he belongs
suffered from various health issues like
high blood pressure and was known to
regularly indulge in cigars alcohol and
chewing tobacco this caused him to
develop a number of heart-related
problems which ultimately led to his
fatal 1923 heart attack Harding had also
contracted influenza some months before
his death and it’s said that he never
truly recovered from it number 2 William
Howard Taft William Howard Taft is the
fattest president to have ever occupied
the Oval Office weighing in at over 330
pounds his obesity caused him to suffer
from sleep apnea which led to him dozing
off in meetings conversations and
occasionally while eating he later be
hit with gout in both of his feet which
causes the feet to swell and become
stiff despite attempts to reduce his
weight Taft was never able to truly shed
the pounds and at the time of his death
he still weighed a considerable 280
number one Grover Cleveland much like
our previous entry Grover Cleveland
struggled with weight problems for much
of his life and was stricken by gout
much of this was due to his love of food
alcohol and cigars the latter of which
would cause him to develop carcinoma on
the roof of his mouth and which would
later require surgery to remove
Cleveland who served as both the 22nd
and 24th president openly despised
exercise and once said quote bodily
movement alone is among the dreary and
unsatisfying things of life suffice it
to say
Cleveland was far from a picture of
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diet but he’s got nothing on these guys
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
unhealthiest US presidents ever before
we begin we publish new content every
day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re taking a look at the
unhealthiest people to have ever
occupied the position of President of
the United States of America
number 10 Ronald Reagan when Ronald
Reagan was sworn in as president he was
69 years old which at the time made him
the oldest elected president in US
history as such Reagan brought with him
a host of physical maladies for starters
he was nearsighted a fact that kept him
on the sidelines during World War two he
also had poor hearing something that
would lead him to wear hearing aids in
both of his ears for much of his time in
office in 1985 he went under the knife
to remove cancer from his colon tack on
a deteriorating memory later diagnosed
as Alzheimer’s and you have one
unhealthy president number 9 Woodrow
Wilson Woodrow Wilson was America’s 28th
president he served two terms from 1913
to 1921 but before during and after that
time battled through various health
related issues
he suffered what was to be the first of
many strokes in 1896 and it hindered his
ability to write for an entire year in
1906 another stroke left him unable to
see out of his left eye and in 1919 he
suffered what was to be the worst stroke
to date it paralyzed his entire left
side and forced him for a time into a
wheelchair he died in 1924 after
suffering another stroke number 8
William Henry Harrison to say that
William Henry Harrison was sickly upon
entering office would be a gross
understatement the man would only serve
as president for 31 days dying of
pneumonia on April 4th 1841 at the age
of 68
this made him the first u.s. president
to die in office and gives him the
dubious distinction of having served the
shortest term in US presidential history
while there are other presidents that
suffered from different physical and
mental issues that didn’t make our list
we think the fact that Harrison lasted
only about a month gives him a slight
edge in the unhealthiest Presidents
Department number seven John F Kennedy
November 22nd 1963 will forever live in
infamy as the day America lost one of
its most beloved presidents however
prior to that day John F Kennedy was far
from healthy his younger years were
peppered with a plethora of physical
ailments from scarlet fever and whooping
cough to pneumonia and appendicitis
things only got worse the older Kennedy
became he was diagnosed with Addison’s
disease in 1947 a disorder whose
symptoms include chronic muscle weakness
and nausea and despite continuous
treatment was unable to rid himself of
the issue ad in high cholesterol stomach
and colon issues and a penchant for
Cuban cigars and you have one sick
president number six
Dwight D Eisenhower America’s 34th
President was also one of its
unhealthiest Dwight D Eisenhower
suffered multiple heart attacks during
his time in office which lasted from
1953 to 1961 they may have been a result
of a smoking habit and when we say habit
we mean he smoked like a chimney on a
cold winter’s evening Eisenhower did
manage to kick the addiction but not
before being diagnosed with Crohn’s
disease in 1956 this would cause him to
experience a slew of digestive issues
that were only corrected after he
underwent surgery later that year
between 1955 in the year of his death
Eisenhower would endure seven heart
attacks and see his gallbladder removed
so basically not healthy number five
Theodore Roosevelt he may be on Mount
Rushmore but certainly not for his
health as a child Roosevelt suffered
from crippling asthma attacks for which
there was no cure he was quite
nearsighted and eventually lost much of
his vision in 1912 he was on the wrong
end of an assassin’s bullet and it
remained lodged in his chest
for the rest of his life then in 1913
while on a trip in South America
Roosevelt got malaria coupled with a
host of other physical ailments he
received on the same trip Roosevelt
barely made it home in one piece he died
a few years later at the age of 60
number 4 Andrew Jackson America’s
seventh President Andrew Jackson served
from 1829 until 1837 during the American
Revolution a teenage Jackson was
stricken with smallpox after being
caught by the British and thrown in
prison later in life
the infamously dual crazy Jackson was
shot multiple times by opponents
including one bullet to the chest that
stayed lodged there until the day he
died as might be expected he was in
constant pain for the rest of his life
Jackson also suffered from both
dysentery and malaria and was addicted
to alcohol and tobacco it’s also been
suggested that he suffered from lead and
mercury poisoning so yeah not exactly
healthy by modern standards number 3
warren g harding yet another president
who died while still in office warren g
harding passed away on August 2nd 1923
just two years into his term he belongs
suffered from various health issues like
high blood pressure and was known to
regularly indulge in cigars alcohol and
chewing tobacco this caused him to
develop a number of heart-related
problems which ultimately led to his
fatal 1923 heart attack Harding had also
contracted influenza some months before
his death and it’s said that he never
truly recovered from it number 2 William
Howard Taft William Howard Taft is the
fattest president to have ever occupied
the Oval Office weighing in at over 330
pounds his obesity caused him to suffer
from sleep apnea which led to him dozing
off in meetings conversations and
occasionally while eating he later be
hit with gout in both of his feet which
causes the feet to swell and become
stiff despite attempts to reduce his
weight Taft was never able to truly shed
the pounds and at the time of his death
he still weighed a considerable 280
number one Grover Cleveland much like
our previous entry Grover Cleveland
struggled with weight problems for much
of his life and was stricken by gout
much of this was due to his love of food
alcohol and cigars the latter of which
would cause him to develop carcinoma on
the roof of his mouth and which would
later require surgery to remove
Cleveland who served as both the 22nd
and 24th president openly despised
exercise and once said quote bodily
movement alone is among the dreary and
unsatisfying things of life suffice it
to say
Cleveland was far from a picture of
health do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe and
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