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BY: LOGAN TITTLE
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He did not have relations with that burger.
Well-- he did-- but he doesn't anymore.
Daily Mail reports the former junk food lovin’ commander-in-chief is cleaning up his appetite and...
“…now consumes no meat, dairy or eggs and almost no oil. Instead his diet consists almost exclusively of fruits and vegetables- causing him to feel healthier than he ever has.”
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer spoke with doctors who helped Clinton make the switch.
BLITZER: “Walk us through this, Dr. Esselstyn, why is this diet so good, especially for those individuals who have a history of heart disease?”
ESSELSTYN: “What we’ve heard from President Clinton is the remarkable change that he’s been willing to make to remove completely from his nutrition those food that which we know will devastate and injure the inner linings of your arteries.”
The Sydney Morning Herald reports even after the McDonald’s muncher went through quadruple bypass surgery in 2004, he still needed another procedure last year.
Hence the dramatic change. So far Clinton has dropped 20 pounds on the new diet. He tells Dr. Sanjay Gupta he’s gained a lot more.
CLINTON: “I like the stuff I eat. I like the vegetables, the fruits, the beans…”
GUPTA: “Now you cut all that out, do you crave any of it?”
CLINTON: “Now, once in awhile. Literally well over a year now, at Thanks Giving, I had one bite of turkey.”
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President Clinton says he hopes the new menu will help improve his health as the years go by. Today is his 65th birthday.
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