warren buffett is best known as one of the greatest investors of all time but hes also famous for long maintaining a junk food diet that would make most nutritionists cringe he turns 93 this year so he must be doing something right what to know the berkshire hathaway inc nyse brka nyse brkb chairman and ceo is well known for drinking a lot of cocacola co ko products and eating the hershey co hsy chocolates and other junk foods he had a coke by his side during an interview wednesday morning on cnbcs squawk box and noted that he ate a few hersheys kisses earlier in the morning ive gotten to 92 with the habits of a 6yearold so far its working buffett said with a laugh i found everything i like to eat by the time i was 6 why should i fool around with all of these other foods see also warren buffett reveals confounding fact that made him invest in japans top 5 trading firms better than i thought a lot of people would say a balanced diet is essential to living a healthy life but buffett has defied that sentiment he told cnbc that happiness probably has a lot to do with it the billionaire investor is much happier eating the things that taste good to him he believes that is probably more important for ones well being and longevity but he acknowledged that its difficult to measure still hes been stuck in his ways for a long time and he wouldnt trade his diet for anything not even time if somebody told me i would live an extra year if i ate nothing but broccoli and a few other things all my life instead of eating what i like to eat i would say take the year off the end of my life buffett said im happier when im eating hot fudge sundaes or drinking coke or whatever it may be hot dogs read next warren buffett explains why apple stock is an extraordinary investment this illustration was generated using artificial intelligence via midjourney