My husband eats a lot of dead animals of the not-very-lean variety such as pork ribs, pork BBQ, chicken wings, etc. He is very fit in terms of having a very high cardio endurance (he can ride his bike quite fast for over 2 hours straight) but he eats lots of ribs, pork BBQ, etc. He does have some belly fat but his waist size is below the high-risk measurement of 40 inches. He is 38 years old. My thinking is that if you put that artery-clogging crap in your body exercise might help the situation but it’s not going to make it disappear or make it like he never ate it, right?
he has low bad cholesterol and high good cholesterol. So can he eat whatever he wants and live forever? ;0)
I operated on that theory, being athletic and slim, waist of 31 inches. I ate much less animal fat, but occasional pizza, peanut butter, crackers, cheese, ice cream, french fries, or hamburgers.
I had a triple bypass last year at age 53. My three primary cardiac arteries were 99%, 99%, and 80% blocked.
From my exercise, I at least had wonderful collaterals that supplied most of my cardiac flow until I had monster chest pains. Your husband is probably building both blockages and collaterals.
He’s taking a huge risk. Get a nice sized life insurance policy on him.
A retired co-worker of mine used to go on 100 mile bicycle rides for years. He had a mammoth heart attack while riding, and died on the side of the road. Still had his belly fat.
55% of 1st heart attacks in males are fatal. But they do have warning signs, sometimes for 2 hours or more, such as chest pain or discomfort, and being short of breath. With his diet, no strange symptoms are to be ignored. Better he complain, have some tests and find out.
But I had an EKG 2 minutes after 5 minutes of moderate chest pain in my doctor’s office. My doctor said it was anxiety, and to go enjoy my coming vacation. I went, and had more pain, came back two weeks later, went to ER had an angiogram. It showed the blockages mentioned above, and they operated the next morning. My doctors said they’d never seen someone with my level of blockages who could walk, let alone go on vacation.
Get more fruit in his diet, especially when he has fatty food. He should slow down a little on his exercise. Have him check his heart rate at its maximum cycling, and two minutes after stopping, and 10 minutes later. If it drops 30 points the first two minutes, and back to normal after 10 minutes, it bodes well for him.
What about his parents and grandparents, any heart disease ? How much stress in his life ? Stress is also a problem, so arguing about food could be as bad as the food.
How high is that good cholesterol ? 70s or 80s ?
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