Why Tim Russert Died

The ever-creative Dr. John McDougall, one of the most famous proponents of good health through a plant-based lifestyle, does a posthumous interview with the late Tim Russert, the NBC News journalist who died recently at age 58 of a sudden heart attack. Russert wants to know why he died and Dr. McDougall explains the cause: Russert's life-long, meat-based diet. For instance, here is Russert's own description of the diet that his hometown of Buffalo, New York, was known for (taken from Russert's book, Big Russ and Me):

“pork neck bone, smoked pork neck bone, jellied tongue, Polish bacon, slab bacon, double smoked hunter bacon, German-style wieners, Italian sausage, pork roll sausage, hot or mild beef sausage, barley sausage, beer sausage, double smoked hunter bacon . . . chopped ham, smoked hocks, turkey gizzards, smoked turkey parts, chicken feet, chicken liver, chicken fat, fresh ox tails, and ribs of every type.”

McDougall includes this animated video that illustrates what probably killed Russert—a plaque eruption and resulting blood clot:

This "interview" is very informative and helps reveal why people who have no outward symptoms of heart problems can die of a sudden coronary event.