I was 19 when my father died from a heart attack. He was a 55-year-old college professor and had led what was by all appearances a risk-free life. But he was overweight, and heart disease runs in our family.

Ich war 19, als mein Vater an einem Herzinfarkt starb. Er war ein 55-jähriger College-Professor und hatte, was scheinbar ein risikofreies Leben war, geführt. Aber er war übergewichtig und Herzkrankheiten spielen in unserer Familie eine Rolle.