Dana Carpender wrote:

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> Blair P. Houghton wrote:
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>> Dana Carpender wrote:
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>>> Dr. Atkins did not have a heart attack, Dr. Atkins suffered a cardiac
>>> arrest
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>> I'm just going to let that little archetype of your reasoning skills
>> lie there and soak into the audience's brains.
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> Hey, if you don't know the difference between a heart attack -- a
> coronary artery becoming clogged -- and a cardiac arrest, where the
> heart can stop for some other reason -- that's not my fault.
>
> I repeat: Atkins had a viral heart infection. It's been documented.
> That's not the same as coronary artery disease, and all your poking fun
> doesn't make it so.
>


And just so you don't think I'm delusional:

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/...iet/index.html

Note the quote from Dr. Yancy, a member of the American Heart
Association's board of directors.

Dana