Trump's Unusual Health Belief: Soda as Cancer Fighter
In a startling revelation, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who served as the administrator for Medicare and Medicaid under former President Donald Trump, has disclosed a bizarre health theory held by Trump. According to Oz, Trump believes that diet soda can kill cancer cells in the human body, based on the observation that it kills grass when poured on it.
Podcast Disclosure Sparks Disbelief
This wild claim was shared during an appearance on Donald Trump Jr.'s podcast on Tuesday. Oz recounted the anecdote with evident disbelief, stating, "Your dad argues that diet soda is good for him because it kills grass if you pour it on grass, so therefore it must kill cancer cells inside the body." In response, Trump Jr. reportedly laughed and shrugged knowingly, avoiding further argument on the matter.
Oz elaborated on another instance, describing a scene aboard Air Force One where he found Trump drinking an orange Fanta. "He's got a Fanta on the desk and I say, 'Are you kidding me?' So he starts to sheepishly grin, he goes, 'You know, this stuff's good for me, it kills cancer cells,'" Oz recalled, highlighting the persistence of this unconventional belief.
Context and Reactions
This is not the first time Trump has been associated with controversial health advice. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he infamously suggested that people might consider drinking bleach as a potential treatment, a statement that was widely criticized by medical experts. The soda theory adds to a pattern of unorthodox health views attributed to the former president.
The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, a leading institution in cancer research, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on this claim. Medical professionals generally caution against such unscientific beliefs, emphasizing that diet soda contains artificial sweeteners and chemicals that may have negative health effects, rather than anticancer properties.
This revelation underscores the ongoing public fascination with Trump's personal habits and the broader implications of health misinformation. As debates over nutrition and wellness continue, experts stress the importance of relying on evidence-based science rather than anecdotal observations like grass-killing effects.
