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It is a well-known fact that Trump loves fast food and Coke, but few people personally imitate Trump’s diet. Gareth Davies, a reporter for The Telegraph in the UK, challenged himself to a “Trump-style diet” for a week. After the end, he said that he had almost become a “fast food abhor” and he couldn’t help but wonder how Trump got there. Survive on such an amazing diet.
Trump recently took a sensational photo on his special plane, in which he, Tesla CEO Musk and Health Secretary-elect Robert F. Kennedy Jr. enjoyed McDonald’s together. It is reported that Trump also joked to JFK, saying that his plan to “make America healthy again” after taking office as health secretary may have to wait until later.
Trump’s daily diet is nutritionally unbalanced and full of high-calorie foods. His three meals a day are usually – breakfast is mostly nothing except nutritional supplements, and occasionally bacon and fried eggs; he rarely eats lunch, eating meatloaf sandwiches on a whim; dinner is fast food or well-cooked steak with tomatoes sauce, and snack on Doritos nachos between meals. Trump also prefers Coke instead of water, drinking up to 12 cans of Diet Coke a day.
Kennedy Jr. described Trump’s daily diet as “poison,” while “Daily Telegraph” nutritionist Sam Rice pointed out that a diet full of highly processed foods, red meat and carbohydrates is too high in fat and lacks Essential fiber, fruits and vegetables, and other nutrients can lead to blood sugar fluctuations, insulin resistance, and other health problems.
British reporter Davis spent five days practicing it himself. He followed Trump’s habit of skipping brunch at all, only drinking Diet Coke, eating corn flakes, and eating a full meal at night with fast food. Afterwards, he described this period as “I have never been so eager to drink water” and felt strong physical discomfort. Davis said that drinking Coke and supplements in the morning made him feel nauseous and that high-calorie intake after a long period of fasting made him feel drowsy. He also mentioned that his hands were cold, his skin was peeling, his urine became less and thicker, and his running speed also dropped significantly. Apparently, the Trump-style diet had a considerable impact on his health.
However, although Davis consumed 2,500 to 3,700 calories a day, which was far more than an adult male needs, he lost a full 2.5 kilograms after the experiment. Dietitian Rice warns that the Trump-style diet is by no means an ideal way to lose weight. Because it is difficult to lose a few kilograms in a week even with a very large caloric deficit, the reasonable explanation for weight loss must be dehydration caused by uneven nutrition and lack of water intake.
Davis also added that Trump’s favorite fast-food meals, such as the Big Mac with Mackerel, KFC bucket meals and pepperoni pizza, demonstrate his unique taste preferences “like a kid.”
Trump’s eating habits have not only been criticized by nutritionists, but may also affect his future physical health and performance in office. The World Health Organization has warned that aspartame in Diet Coke may pose a cancer risk, while excessive intake of ultra-processed foods has also been linked to the risk of cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases.
