Letter from Jess Meyers

wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:


How old was Dr. Atkins when he died recently?



Looks like about 72. He was older than me, but he wasn't around in
the public light until long after I grew up. See below:

Correct. He'd also had heart trouble prior to his fall. My grandfather
ate bread, butter and jam or peanut butter after every supper. He ate
ice cream every evening. Ate meat (beef mostly) and potatoes all his
life. Was never in a hospital until donated blood to a friend when he
was in his 70s. Lived to be 94.

Let me see. Lots of carbs and 94 or Atkins and heart disease before 72.
Such a tough decision....


Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:

Correct. He'd also had heart trouble prior to his fall. My grandfather
ate bread, butter and jam or peanut butter after every supper. He ate
ice cream every evening. Ate meat (beef mostly) and potatoes all his
life. Was never in a hospital until donated blood to a friend when he
was in his 70s. Lived to be 94.

Let me see. Lots of carbs and 94 or Atkins and heart disease before 72.
Such a tough decision....

Matt,

There are always examples of fringe elements that for genetic reasons
will buck the odds. There are a lot of chilren dying right now from
heart disease who also eat low fat and high carb diets. And it
wouldn't be that hard to find a guy who smoked 6 packs a day since he
was 10, never got cancer and died at the ripe old age of 105 from a
Viagra overdose. But this would be the exception and not the rule.

The correct indicator of heart disease has been established to be a
certain protein and not cholesterol. Cholesterol is only important to
people who make or sell $4 a pill cholesterol lowering drugs.

Not only that, but while on a low carb diet, you can expect a general
reduction in your cholesterol levels. This is a fact that has been
proven over and over. The most significant drop is in triglycerides.

Moreover, the fact is that Dr. Atkins died from an accident and not
from heart disease.

Dennis.

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The correct indicator of heart disease has been established to be a
certain protein and not cholesterol. Cholesterol is only important to
people who make or sell $4 a pill cholesterol lowering drugs.



Please provide a recognized medical reference for the above statement or
withdraw it. I have seen repeated references that indicate direct correlation
between Cholesterol and heart disease but have not ever seen or heard of any
acceptable evidence to support your statements.


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