Before-and-after photos show how dramatically presidents have aged while in office
Thomson Reuters
"The first thing I want from young people is to stop calling me old," Obama said in 2015. "When I came into office, I had no gray hair, and now I have a lot. I don't dye my hair, and a lot of my fellow leaders do. I won't say who, but their barbers know, their hairdressers."
Indeed, despite his close-cut hairstyle, it's impossible not to notice the trademark presidential graying, as the president's short black hair has become more of a salt-and-pepper color.
And though some dermatologists maintain that Obama is the latest victim of the expedited presidential aging process, appearing to age faster due to the stress of the office, others say that it's more attributable to natural aging than stress.
Other studies, including a comprehensive analysis of elections dating back to the 1700s, have found that heading a nation can take years off a leader's life. The December analysis, from the Harvard Medical School, found that elected heads of government, on average, have lives almost three years shorter than the candidates they defeat.
Here's how the country's past presidents have looked near the beginnings and ends of their respective terms.
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