‘Biggest Loser’ Host Bob Harper Blames Genetics For His Heart Attack | TODAY

Fitness trainer Bob Harper, host of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” revealed he had a heart attack that left him unconscious for two days. Now he’s opening up about the genetic risks of heart disease. NBC’s Morgan Radford reports for TODAY. » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY » Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. Connect with TODAY Online! Visit TODAY's Website: http://on.today.com/ReadTODAY Find TODAY on Facebook: http://on.today.com/LikeTODAY Follow TODAY on Twitter: http://on.today.com/FollowTODAY Follow TODAY on Google+: http://on.today.com/PlusTODAY Follow TODAY on Instagram: http://on.today.com/InstaTODAY Follow TODAY on Pinterest: http://on.today.com/PinTODAY ‘Biggest Loser’ Host Bob Harper Blames Genetics For His Heart Attack | TODAY

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1. I like this guy.
2. its what he eats dairy meat eags all carsagenic foods that will cause heart attack
3. How lucky he had a Dr close by when it happened. What a lifesaver!:) P.S. I think it's sugar that is the villian in so many cases of heart attacks.
4. We can't assume to know anything about what he does to stay so lean and "APPEAR" so healthy. Some ppl are hopped up on fat burners and pre-workout products and have no idea the damage it causing.
5. You vegans are nuts and really irresponsible for coming out and saying without a doubt it's his diet and his genetics is bogus.
6. Maybe it was the eggs aka cholesterol bombs. Oh wait, YouTube or TODAY will accept a bribe by the egg industry to hide these comments and even this video. Only 5,000 views on TODAY in a week? Really?
7. Per Dr. Joel Wallach, athletes who die young from a heart attack is due to a selenium [mineral] shortage, since it is sweated out in athletes and often not replaced fast enough. Selenium helps the heart keep its rhythm. A couch potato needs just 55 mcg/day, while an athlete needs 200-400 mcg/day. If they are getting only a normal amount through their diet, it is easy to see how a severe shortage can build up over the years.
8. Get off the animal products...
9. EATING ANIMAL PRODUCTS WILL KILL YOU
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10. you cant work out like 20 hes in his 50s heart can take so much
11. Completely, otherwise healthy, young people do suffer heart attacks. Yes, lifestyle is a bigger predictor, but skinny people get diabetes, fit people get heart disease, healthy children get cancer. To all the vegan warriors saying that it is meat consumption that caused his heart attack, I say, what evidence is there for that. For every study that shows a problem with meat, there is an equal one that shows the problem is Omega 6 inflammatory markers (which come from plant oils and corn fed or processed meat). Meat itself has nothing to do with it, although low amounts of fish by comparison may (and I stress may) contribute. The truth is, nobody knows for sure and what interplay there is between your genes and your lifestyle or diet is completely unclear.
12. Four years ago he was a vegan but gave it up. The guy had oil and butter in his coffee for breakfast and went back to eating animal products. His mother died in her 70's not 50's so don't think it was genetics only. Needs to get back to a plant base diet. Wish him all the best.
13. IT'S NOT GENETICS. IT'S WHAT HE EATS. HE EATS BEEF, EGGS, AND OTHER ANIMAL PRODUCTS WHICH DAMAGE ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
14. so ...............exercise and being slim is................finish the sentence!
15. not genetics, its what he eats.
16. Savannah does look like she's putting on some weight.
17. What about he can see his consumption of animal products.
18. Jesus!  What's wrong with Dr. Oz?  His eyes are red, dark circles under his eyes, he is sweating on his upper lip, he looks rather sick.
19. genetics plus tremendously stressful and inflammatory lifestyle. probably more genetics though, given very young age
20. We have this strange notion that, if you're not all out working out, then you're not getting fit. Not everyone is built to workout intensely for hours, nor are some built to run marathons. I'm all for being in shape and pushing yourself at times, but the key to being healthy and fit is PERSISTENCE. Keep at it - at the level that you can continue for the rest of your life, and you'll stay fit.