Prime Minister &to=http://english.pravda.ru/world/2003/01/13/41963.html' target=_blank>Ariel Sharon, renowned for his healthy sense of humor and not-so-healthy appetite, took another crack at his closely watched weight problems on Tuesday.
Following a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony with university students at his office, the self-admitted food lover showed restraint as he invited his young guests to dig into a plate full of jelly-filled doughnuts.
"Now, you help yourselves, since the main issue everybody is talking about today is my &to=http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/377/15234_liposuction.html' target=_blank>weight and it has become a national mystery. So that I do not have to get on the scales after this, I will leave you now and you enjoy what there is here," he said to a burst of laughter.
As he lumbered out of the room, Sharon added: "And don't leave any leftovers here!"
Sharon suffered a minor stroke last week, raising questions about his health as he campaigns for a third term as prime minister. On Monday, his doctors said in the coming weeks they will seal a small hole in his heart that led to the stroke.
Following the stroke, doctors recommended Sharon go on a diet, something they've they've been urging unsuccessfully since 1965. Seeking to end speculation about Sharon's weight, doctors said the 5-foot-7 (1.70 meter) Sharon weighed 118 kilograms (260 pounds) at the time of the stroke, and has since lost three kilograms (6 1/2 pounds).
Doctors say Sharon suffered no lasting damage from the Dec. 18 stroke, and this week, he returned to work, reports AP.
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