I love "The Soprano's" and that Gandolfini was terrific. I'm sad he's gone and I'm sad that pretty much squashes any "Soprano's" follow-ups.
But anyway this is a problem that cuts across all of society... no matter if you're into alternative health or you're strictly a traditional medicine person.
Here's what one doc has to say about the situation...
“He was a walking time bomb,” said Dr. Crandall,
Heart disease generally starts decades before it is diagnosed, Dr. Crandall said. “The bottom line was that he was an overweight, probably inactive, and he had multiple risk factors.”
Considering the actor’s size, and reports that he was a heavy eater and drinker, Dr. Crandall speculated that “he probably had elevated blood pressure, and may have had metabolic syndrome.”
Metabolic syndrome is a set of conditions, which includes a large waistline, high triglycerides, and high cholesterol that dangerously hike heart attack risk. Also, given the actor’s weight, he may very well also have had sleep apnea, a common sleep disorder that hikes heart attack risk, Dr. Crandall added.
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By some reports Gandolfini was 6'1" and weighed upwards of 275lbs. I'm 6'3" and weigh 220. I can't imagine being a couple inches shorter and having to carry around an extra 50lbs. That's gotta put even more wear and tear on your old ticker.
Just something to think about.
Anyway, thank's for the many hours of entertainment as Tony Soprano.
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