Jeb Bush is still on Paleo diet and says he has 'lost 40 pounds in six months'

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Jeb Bush sat down in his first television interview in Iowa where he said he lost weight due to 'working out and eating right'
He said he is on the Paleo diet which means he eats lean meat, fruits and vegetables and stays away from processed foods and sugary delights
During the interview, he also touched on his family name and said he is proud to be George H W Bush's son

Published: 01:06 EST, 4 August 2015 | Updated: 02:36 EST, 4 August 2015

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In his first television interview in swing-state Iowa, Jeb Bush picked a Dairy Queen where he revealed he has lost 40 pounds.

As he sat inside the fast-food chain sipping on his small Orange Julius, Bush said he lost the weight while being on the popular Paleo diet, which he said he was breaking as he ordered his beverage.

'I've lost, by working out and eating right, 40 pounds in six months,' the Republican presidential hopeful told KCCI.

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In his first television interview in swing-state Iowa, Jeb Bush picked a Dairy Queen where he revealed he has lost 40 pounds (Bush pictured in October 2012, left, and slimmer on the right in June 2015)

For Paleo practitioners, lean meat and fruits and vegetables are in and processed foods, dairy products and sugary delights are out. In April, it was reported that the 62-year-old had lost between 20 and 30 pounds (Bush pictured in May 2015)

It was previously reported that the 62-year-old had lost between 20 and 30 pounds as he geared up to enter the race for the White House.

The Paleo diet is based on what are believed to be the eating habits of the Paleolithic hunters and gatherers.

For Paleo practitioners, lean meat and fruits and vegetables are in and processed foods, dairy products and sugary delights are out.

His weight loss has been noticeable as last year, he had a full face and soft jawline. Today the 6-foot, 4-inch-tall Bush, who announced his official candidacy June 15, sports a more chiseled look.

Politicians entering a presidential campaign often decide to lose a few pounds to project a more vigorous image. Usually when they do so it means they are seriously considering a candidacy.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee lost 110 pounds in the years before his 2008 bid for the Republican nomination, although he has since gained much of it back.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who is also considering a run for the Republican nomination, underwent Lap-Band surgery two years ago and lost some of his considerable girth.

During Bush's interview with the CBS affiliate in Iowa Falls, he touched on how his record as two-term Florida governor makes him stand out and he also spoke about his family name.

Bush's weight loss has been noticeable as last year, he had a full face and soft jawline (left in December 2014). Today the 6-foot, 4-inch-tall Bush, who announced his official candidacy June 15, sports a more chiseled look (right in May 2015)

'As it relates to my name, my family I love, I'm proud to be George H.W. Bush's son,' he told KCCI.

'He's the greatest man in my mind alive and he's near perfect in my eyes. So I'm not going to disown a family I care for and love.'

The top-ten-ranked Republican presidential candidates will be invited to the first debate on August 6 in Cleveland, Ohio, using an average of the five most recent national polls as a yardstick.

As of August 3, a Monmouth University poll released showed that 26 per cent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters nationwide said they supported Trump. Bush came in second with 12 per cent, and Walker is just one point behind with 11.