Thank you.
Chris is Chris.
I'll say this much. I have worked in cardiac medicine for 16 years of a 23 year career. I am now retired.
I have cared for people that look stereotypical on a cardiac unit, men complaining of chest pain, and they had perfectly clear coronaries after a cardiac catherization. Stereotypical. Obese beyond a doubt. Long history of an overweight status.
Go figure. Some times more genetics than diet. But, for those that suffer from it, it is deadly and there is no way of knowing if plague build up in arteries are dangerous until it happens.
Losing weight is emotional. There are higher incidence of disease affiliated with obesity. Hypertension. Diabetes. A person's weight can be argued that it diminishes their quality of life.
So, while Dr. Mariano was caring enough to encourage a New Jersey Governor to act in his best interests, it is not easy to address for many people. Threatening statements usually don't work. She can only be accused as caring and perhaps needing a better bedside manner.
