Kim Jong-un’s heavy frame could finally be explained… as it emerges he spent his youth as a WEIGHTLIFTER
A North Korea expert says tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un may be flabby because of his time as a weightlifter
NORTH Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un is overweight because he used to be a hardcore WEIGHTLIFTER, it has been claimed.
The cheese-loving dictator has raised eyebrows across the world because he has ballooned while millions of his people struggle to survive in the impoverished nation.
"And what happens to people when they stop lifting weights?
"It turns into flab."
In recent years weightlifting has become the most successful sport for North Korea, which came second in the weightlifting medal count at the London 2012 Olympics and fourth in Rio in 2016.
It has also made the top four at the past three world championships.
Kim has been stung about by jibes about his weight in the past.
Ministers were reportedly asked to refrain from referring to the chunky food fan as Jin San Pang or ‘Kim Fatty III’ in media or conversations.
North Korean scientists have revealed they have invented a cure for obesity - although clearly Kim is either not taking it or it doesn't work.
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