If you ate traditional fried Arabic pastries (I’m thinking of those sweet dough balls covered in syrup that they make on Epiphany, January 6 - are they called luqum al-qadi, or is that something else?) the calories might be somewhat equivalent but probably the health effect would be better - IF the cook used traditional oils or fats to fry. You would be better off eating pastry or potatoes fried in lard (animal fat) than fried in Crisco or other hydrogenated fats. The hydrogenated fats, or trans fats, which are solid at room temperature, cause heart disease but also impair neurological functioning (by depleting the good fats, especially Omega 3s); they may have a long term effect on promoting cancers. Toxic at any level! New York City has banned them.

really and truly, Krispy Kreme is evil for many reasons. Eat traditional Arab pastries cooked in traditional ways - you’ll be better off and it’s better for the local economy and culture.

I also think if he planned it better, God would have made lying around and watching TV burn more calories than going on the tradmill at the gym.