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by hudj1jcnapru38 4006 days ago
All I can conclude from that is the doctors don't seem like they understand epidemiological science.
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Well, he had no other risk factors.

No family history, life-long Mediterranean diet, never drank more than just a couple glasses of wine a year, lots of physical activity, low body fat (like, pretty jacked actually), perfect blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.

Sure, there could be something genetic that never presented itself in any other family member, but the lack of sleep is what stuck out most to the doctors.