Former President Donald Trump has noticeably lost weight, and there are various speculations about how he shed the extra pounds.

The ex-POTUS' weight has been a subject of debate. For months, many have been taking to X, formerly Twitter, to claim that the businessman-turned-politician used Ozempic to lose weight. Some even joked about Trump's weight loss and credited it to the drug.

"Donald Trump looks like he's on Ozempic," one tweeted. Another added, "Maybe Donald Trump should rethink the Ozempic?"

"This is the kind of stuff my mom text me, 'Donald Trump must be on it Ozempic, he is so small now with a[n] orange face.' Forgive her, she's a Virgo and say whatever comes to mind. Imagine [woman shrugging emoji] I always love my momma," a third person wrote.

Enstarz could not independently verify the claims about Trump allegedly using Ozempic.

Meanwhile, an unnamed insider spoke with Page Six, seemingly denying the speculations that Trump used Ozempic. The insider claimed that his wife, Melania Trump, helped him shed the extra pounds, and he has been staying away from the Mar-a-Lago buffet at his Florida club.

Trump allegedly "dropped at least 30 pounds," and "people at the club say he's eating healthier and less from the buffet. They credit Melania with his better eating habits. Trump has not been seen scarfing down ice cream sundaes or chocolate cake with two scoops of vanilla ice cream on it."

In May, several experts weighed in on Trump's weight loss, but they shared different opinions about it. Dr. Stuart Fischer, a New York-based internal medicine specialist, told Daily Mail that stress probably curbed his appetite and prompted him to move more -- play golf.

Dr. Shauna Levy, an obesity expert at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, suggested that Trump might have been on "anti-obesity medication.'"

"'I think given the fact of the availability and the success of the medicines, I think there is a high likelihood that somebody in this situation, regardless of who they are, may be taking anti-obesity medications," Levy said.

"There's no way for me to know whether or not he's taking it just by looking at his face. But again, in the current climate where we have these wonderful anti-obesity medications, and somebody who has the means and the resources to take these medications and pay for them."

In 2020, during Trump's final White House checkup, he weighed 244 pounds at a height of 6 feet 3 inches. His body mass index was 30.5 at the time, and he was considered medically obese.

In November, Trump shared a note from his physician, Bruce Aronwald, an osteopath from New Jersey, on his Truth Social account. The note revealed that the politician was in "excellent health" and "he will continue to enjoy a healthy active lifestyle for many years," Reuters reported.

The post also seemingly addressed how Trump lost weight.

"President Trump has reduced his weight through an improved diet and continued daily physical activity while maintaining a rigorous schedule," the note continued. "His physical exams were well within the normal range, and his cognitive exams were exceptional."

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