Re: To My Overweight Brethren On ASC

On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:36:39 -0400, Marc Schneiderman
<garbaron@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Your friend died because of his genetic cholesterol which predisposed
him to early coronary artery disease. Your protestations about his
weight were misdirected. Had you had him get treatment for his
cholesterol and you might have done him some real good instead of
making his life short life miserable by harping him about his weight.

Ouch. Brutal honesty is such a painful bedside approach. However,
there is a connection between lack of exercise and an improper diet
causing his obesity AND his high cholesterol. So, the harping was off
target for the effect, but on target for the cause. (unless you are
of the total genetic school, but that school of thought still allows
for the positive impact of exercise increasing good cholesterol even
if diet can not impact bad cholesterol).

I am surprised that he had not had any smaller attack which would have
gotten him in the treatment loop.....







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James Ervin
"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of
the human race." H. G. Wells
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