Many of you may remember three years ago when Jeff was rushed to the hospital with a suspected heart attack, and it wasn't a heart attack at all but a severe side effect of a medication he was taking. The doctors at the time gave him a clean bill of health (and believe me the bill was costly!). Well, Jeff just had blood work done--all the typical tests--hdl, ldl, triglycerides, thyroid, etc... and everything was in "normal" range. Let's be honest Jeff is a big boy and most people think that he would have some medical problem.
Let me turn the table... we have a good friend who is a competition bicyclist, a skiier, jogger, and avid swimmer and scuba diver. He is the most active person we know. He is trim and thin and most people would think he was very healthy. However... he has high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and has already had two heart attacks.
Jeff and our friend work in related fields (except Jeff's is much more stressful) and Jeff gets continual cardio exercise throughout the day while our friend sits at a desk.
Moral of the story: Being Large Does Not Automatically Mean Unhealthy!
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