Is 250 really obese?
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 1:05 AM, Sandra Clark <sclarkli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > And once again Sam, you are wrong wrong wrong > > First of all I'm never wrong. > > > http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/atkinsdiet/a/dratkinsdeath.htm > > > "In 2000, Dr. Atkins developed cardiomyopathy, an incurable heart > condition > > which has quite a few different causes. His was thought to be from a > viral > > illness, and his physician stated at the time that there was no evidence > > that his diet contributed to the condition. His coronary arteries were > > reported to have been checked at that time and found to be free of > > blockages. > > Second, I never said being obese or his diet killed him. > > > Cardiomyopathy makes it more likely that a person will have a cardiac > arrest > > (heart stopping), which happened to him two years later. Again, the > cardiac > > arrest was not thought to be diet related. His cardiologist stated that > > (other than the cardiomyopathy), Atkins had "an extraordinarily healthy > > cardiovascular system". News report about that incident." > > So his healthy heart killed him? > > > " On April 8, 2003, at age 72, Dr. Atkins slipped on the ice while > walking > > to work, hitting his head and causing bleeding around his brain. He lost > > consciousness on the way to the hospital, where he spent two weeks in > > intensive care. His body deteriorated rapidly and he suffered massive > organ > > failure. During this time, his body apparently retained an enormous > amount > > of fluid, and his weight at death was recorded at 258 pounds. His death > > certificate states that the cause of death was "blunt impact injury of > head > > with epidural hematoma"." > > No autopsy, pure speculation it was fluids. > > > How is an impact injury of the head associated with a man's diet? > > Never said it was. I said he died obese full stop. New sentence. His > diet was a failure. > > Sorry for not starting a new paragraph. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:334644 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
