"Former president Bill Clinton, admitted to a New York City hospital for bypass heart surgery, had a penchant for fast food and had suffered periods of slightly elevated cholesterol and hearing loss. The 6-foot-2 president, who has long struggled with a weight problem, has remained an active political presence since he left the White House in 2001, whether quietly stopping by his Harlem office or drawing a standing ovation for a rousing speech to Democrats at their July convention in Boston."