Yes, the news of Dr. Diehl's passing is shocking to me! Obviously, if he had died in a car accident, etc., it would still be shocking and sad, but more understandable.
Great points brought up by
barryoilbegone.
Back when we used to visit a city where Dr. Diehl's C.H.I.P. program was being run by a local hospital, we so enjoyed being able to eat mostly McDougall compliant meals in many of the restaurants there, but we still had to be careful because some of the offerings contained egg whites and skim milk. So, were those enough to cause an issue for Dr. Diehl and/or those who follow his recommendations? I dare say yes, especially for those who already have previously trashed their bodies. Of course, the frequency and quantities of these animal by-products would make a big difference, too.
I just did a search and came across this article:
https://atoday.org/champion-of-health-d ... ies-at-77/So it looks like A-Fib is what caused his stroke. Is A-Fib preventable with a low-fat WFPB WOE? I don't know for sure, but from what I've researched in the past, I don't think so. And this is particularly troubling to me because my older male relative, who eats a strict low-fat WFPB WOE (the McDougall Program), has very frequent PVC's. It is my understanding that these can be a pre-cursor of A-Fib.
Well, not to get too much into the weeds, but not only is Dr. Diehl's passing very shocking and sad, but very concerning to me in light of knowing that the stroke was caused by A-Fib. It certainly is ashame that when people follow Dr. McDougall's (or very similar) Program(s), that one can still be taken out prematurely by a medical condition for which there seems little can be done. (I am aware of ablation, etc., but still. I know Dr. McDougall also has information by a man, most likely a M.D. who I believe spoke at an Advanced Study Weekend about A-Fib. I'll have to check that out again.)