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(63,875 posts) Tue Nov 5, 2019, 07:25 PM Nov 2019

His Diet May Do Him In [View all]

https://www.alternet.org/2019/11/trumps-self-destructive-diet-psychiatrist-explains-how-unhealthy-food-choices-may-affect-presidents-mental-health/

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President Donald Trump’s well-documented eating habits are far from what a nutritionist would deem ideal. The most powerful man in the world often skips breakfast. When he does eat the most important meal of the day, he opts for bacon, McDonald’s Egg McMuffins or “made in the USA” cereals high in sugar.

When Trump visits McDonald’s for lunch or dinner, his go-to order for one meal ⁠— two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish and a chocolate shake ⁠— clocks in at 2,390 calories. He might chase that with up to 12 Diet Cokes a day. The president’s love of the iconic American fast-food chain is reportedly motivated at least in part by a fear of being poisoned. That’s just one quirk in a highly quirky diet.

Let's hope his insides revolt.

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His Diet May Do Him In [View all] bdamomma Nov 2019 OP

I say Super-Size his orders in the future. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2019 #1

The "fear of being poisoned" is so bizarre leftieNanner Nov 2019 #2

That's bdamomma Nov 2019 #9

Bizarre? Not if you know Putin. dem4decades Nov 2019 #44

I pray the god of fast food calls him soon to be at his right hand. Autumn Nov 2019 #3

He skips the fries? That's the tastiest Ilsa Nov 2019 #4

I really think that Burger King has the best fries. Blue_true Nov 2019 #22

I like BK fries more, also. Ilsa Nov 2019 #45

I never liked McDonald's sandwiches other than the Egg McMuffin when I was in college. Blue_true Nov 2019 #49

I don't know how BK does their fries, but here in Canada (Quebec particularly) there is only ONE way robbob Nov 2019 #58

How do you blanch cut potatoes and for how long? Blue_true Nov 2019 #61

Here's a site on Quebec style fries robbob Nov 2019 #67

I will look up Quebec style French fries. Blue_true Nov 2019 #69

Here in my part of Florida, fried potatoes generally suck, Blue_true Nov 2019 #64

He's 73, eats like shit and refuses to exercise. What's the hold-up?? NCLefty Nov 2019 #5

How is this man not diabetic? Marie Marie Nov 2019 #6

He probably is leftieNanner Nov 2019 #13

I pick option B. Chellee Nov 2019 #26

Nah. Kelly got all up in his face. sarge43 Nov 2019 #33

I think his body is afraid to fail him. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2019 #36

Good one Marie Marie Nov 2019 #55

His dad lived to be 93 Freddie Nov 2019 #11

He bribed the Devil. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2019 #15

Yeah but his dad in the end had dementia. fierywoman Nov 2019 #19

How long was "in the end"? JHB Nov 2019 #50

Google sez last 6 years. fierywoman Nov 2019 #56

Freddie, you are correct SCantiGOP Nov 2019 #35

But he appeared to take better care of himself. LiberalFighter Nov 2019 #66

I honestly can't believe someone who eats like that, and who has eaten like that for most of his smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #7

Amen bdamomma Nov 2019 #10

He likes KFC too. lpbk2713 Nov 2019 #8

KFC leftieNanner Nov 2019 #14

I prefer Popeyes BannonsLiver Nov 2019 #38

Bojangles for me. n/t customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #40

Sometimes i believe the Devil is running things bluestarone Nov 2019 #12

Doesn't it say somewhere in scripture (I am a deist) that the Blue_true Nov 2019 #24

It can't come soon enough. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2019 #16

"...two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish and a chocolate shake..." budkin Nov 2019 #17

Good question. Blue_true Nov 2019 #27

"When Trump VISITS McDonald's for lunch or dinner" ??????? Sugar Smack Nov 2019 #18

Have you eaten one of those Popeye's sandwiches? Blue_true Nov 2019 #32

I haven't. It's a brilliant campaign, too. Sugar Smack Nov 2019 #39

Chick-fil-a has a great chicken samich cwydro Nov 2019 #63

bon appetit, MF! Cha Nov 2019 #20

If not all the Cholesterol from McDonald's. .. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2019 #21

He seems to be alive and well. cwydro Nov 2019 #30

Yeah you'd bdamomma Nov 2019 #42

No kidding. cwydro Nov 2019 #62

But this creep seems to thrive on stress and chaos. Marie Marie Nov 2019 #57

"Fear of being poisoned" my ass. He's using that as an excuse to eat junk food. nt chowder66 Nov 2019 #23

Good. NurseJackie Nov 2019 #25

Yes. If only he would add a few scoops of French Vanilla ice cream twice per day. Blue_true Nov 2019 #34

Soon, please. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #28

I thought you meant the steady diet of right wing media. n/t Beartracks Nov 2019 #29

I have a cousin who is 92 years old The Genealogist Nov 2019 #31

There seems to be a lot of love-lived instances like this. Smokers who live long and empedocles Nov 2019 #51

A lot of people seem to think Mariana Nov 2019 #70

Meh he'll love to be 103 BannonsLiver Nov 2019 #37

Yeah bdamomma Nov 2019 #43

If you must eat like crap, many these days say skipping breakfast is the right thing to do Polybius Nov 2019 #41

I agree. Skipping breakfast might be helping, not hurting. ecstatic Nov 2019 #53

He should do the world a favor and increase his intake by 4X dalton99a Nov 2019 #46

We could always send him gift cards to McDs and KFC. Ilsa Nov 2019 #47

Been saying this from the beginning... GoCubsGo Nov 2019 #48

Bacon isn't that bad... ecstatic Nov 2019 #52

Figures Trump would love McDonald's. John Fante Nov 2019 #54

I cannot fathom eating that much food in one lunch sitting Tarc Nov 2019 #59

12 Diet Cokes a day??? Damn. Initech Nov 2019 #60

Should we tell him that servers at McD know when he orders? LiberalFighter Nov 2019 #65

May Do Him In. Sounds like Vietnamese restaurant . miyazaki Nov 2019 #68

and if his diet DOES do him in, we must INSIST not_the_one Nov 2019 #71