In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> SteveB wrote:
> > Any here who are post CABG (coronary artery bypass surgery). Would you
> > care
> > to share your recipes and food practices with regard to cholesterol,
> > coumadin, et al? Other tips or practices?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> Yeah, I'm 21 years off a single CABG, 14 years of three angioplasties,
> and the same number of years diagnosed as diabetic. I don't take
> coumadin and pretty much eat anything I want in moderation. I take
> simvastin, generic Zocor, for chloesterol and it does a good job on 1.5
> tablets per day.
>
> As a side note, most males in my family line die of heart disease, at
> least in the nine generations I'm sure of. GGrandfather at age 24,
> Grandfather at 58, father at 71. One uncle at 33, another at 76, and one
> is now 94 years old but not able to function much.

The question is, is it really genetics, or familial eating habits?
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