NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2004
Bill Clinton Swears Off Junk Food
At Least Temporarily, As Diet Reduces Former Presidential Paunch
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The good old days: Bill Clinton last September at Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's annual Steak Fry, in Indianola, Iowa. At right, listening to his remarks: Carol Moseley Braun and Rep. Dennis Kucinich. (AP)
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The former president, whose White House tenure was accompanied by the staples of America's fast-food industry, showed up at his Harlem office Wednesday looking lean, but not mean.
With a wide grin on his face after a news conference to announce a new AIDS initiative, he deadpanned: "No beer." His dark business suit jacket swung open to reveal a flatter stomach, replacing the onetime presidential paunch.
Mr. Clinton says he's been following "The South Beach Diet," and "working out with a German man." He declined to divulge how many pounds he's lost.
A Florida doctor, Arthur Agatston, created the best-selling weight-loss program by slashing carbohydrates and fats such as processed starches and sweets.
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