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Why Buffett doesn't worry about what he eats

Buffett & Munger2001-04-28videoOpen original ↗

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QuestionerEvery time I hear what you like to eat, Warren, it makes me wonder what your cholesterol level is. Or if you even worry about it.
WarrenI do know the number, and I don't remember. My doctor tells me it's a little high, but if he says it's a little high, it means it isn't that high. Because he always tries to push me into making a few changes in my life. But I've got a wonderful doctor, and I was lucky last year because I hadn't been in to see him for about five. years. And due to, those guys cost a lot of money, I mean, and due to purely an accident, a reaction to some other medicine I was given when I was out of the city, he got a hold of me, and then he shamed me into having a physical, and it was extremely lucky because I had a polyp in the colon that would have probably caused trouble. You know, within a couple of years. I would say that if you ask my doctor, he would want me to make a few changes, but he would also say that my life expectancy is probably a lot better than the average person of 70. You know, I have no stress whatsoever, zero. You know, I mean, I get to do what I love to do every day. And I'm surrounded by people that are terrific. So that problem is. life just doesn't exist for me, you know, and I don't smoke or drink or, well, we'll end it right there. And so, you know, if you were an underwriter for a life company, you would, you would make me considerably better than average. You'd make Charlie better than average, too. And I'm sure that, you know, it could change it slightly, perhaps, on the probabilities, you know, if I change my diet dramatically or something, but it's very unlikely to happen.