Here is what's on the menu in Warren Buffett's kitchen

Warren Buffett
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There's a really good chance Warren Buffet drinks more Coca-Cola than you.

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO (who happens to own $16 billion in Coke stock via his company) drinks at least five 12-ounce servings of the stuff daily.

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Buffett's rationale for this diet — which he said also includes heaps of Utz potato sticks and chocolate chip ice cream for breakfast — is scientific.

"I checked the actuarial tables, and the lowest death rate is among six-year-olds," Buffett says. "So I decided to eat like a six-year-old. It's the safest course I can take."

I'll drink a Coke to that.

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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.