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by Nancy Shute
August 20, 2011
Bill Clinton became renowned on the campaign trail for his ability to snarf
up burgers and fries. Heart bypass surgery convinced him to cut back on the
grease. In the past year, Clinton's gone even further: He's gone vegan.
Shots would have pegged the 42nd president as the guy least likely to Go Tof
u. But in an interview with CNN's Sanjay Gupta, the former president talks a
bout his decision to give up meat, dairy and eggs in an effort to reduce the
risk posed by a family history of heart disease. Clinton says he's dropped
more than 20 pounds and is healthier than ever.
Clinton has had ongoing heart problems, which prompted a quadruple bypass in
2004. Last year, after he had to have surgery to prop open a blocked heart
artery with two stents, Clinton says he decided he had to do something drast
ic.
"I essentially concluded that I had played Russian roulette," Clinton told G
upta.
Clinton has struggled for decades to overcome his love of greasy chow. While
he was governor of Arkansas, he would work a McDonald's stop into his morni
ng jog. His penchant for mooching fries while president was immortalized in
a hilarious Saturday Night Live skit.
Hillary Clinton told the White House chefs to replace the fancy French food
with salads, and she got advice from physician Dean Ornish, a longtime advoc
ate of a very low-fat, vegetarian diet to reduce the risk of heart disease.
Clinton's still working with Ornish, and says he feels great. |
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