2014年1月23日 · Behind JFK’s perpetual tanned skin, there was actually an underlying autoimmune disease. President Kennedy & Addison’s Next month marks the 50th anniversary of both the Whiskeytown National Park dedication by John F. Kennedy and his subsequent assassination shortly after.

President Kennedy was a charismatic leader, full of wit and humor. He seemed to be the image of youth and vigor, always tanned and seemingly ready to pass a football. The truth was quite different. Kennedy suffered from Addison disease, a fact kept concealed from the …

2021年5月25日 · In 1960, the image of a vigorous and suntanned John F. Kennedy helped the 43-year-old become the youngest man ever elected president. In reality, President Kennedy had a complicated medical history. JFK was diagnosed with Addison’s disease when he …

It is sometimes mentioned that Kennedy had a tan year-round. In most of North America, this is unusual, and raises the question of disease. Addison disease, for example, causes bronzing of the skin that is often mistaken for a tan.

2018年1月18日 · Here are five presidents who got sick while in office—but tried not to alert the public. The image most people had of John F. Kennedy was one of youth and vitality. And, that was on purpose....

2024年5月25日 · A telltale sign of Addison’s disease is the distinctive alteration in physical appearance prior to treatment, marked by an orange tan, hyperpigmentation, and weight loss.

Why was JFK always tan? The wonderful tan that people mistook for a vigorous and athletic JFK was actually the hyper-pigmentation of the skin from Addison’s disease. Kennedy collapsed after a parade in Boston while running for Congress in 1945 and again on a visit to England in 1947.

TIL John F. Kennedy's thick head of hair and perpetual tan weren't due to being fit and healthy. Just the opposite, they were side effects of one of the many drugs he took, and he was actually chronically ill. Dallek describes X rays showing that some of J.F.K.'s vertebrae collapsed while he was still in his 30s. Fuckin' hell. That hurt to read.

2021年5月28日 · In fact, in nineteen-sixty, the image of a vigorous and tanned John F. Kennedy helped the forty-three year old become the youngest American president. In truth, Kennedy had a complicated medical history. At thirty, he was diagnosed with Addison's disease which causes adrenal glands to make low levels of the hormone's cortisol and aldosterone.

2014年6月13日 · President Kennedy seemed the image of youth and vigor in an office traditionally held by men physically way beyond their prime but valued for their experience and gravitas. JFK broke the mold...