{"id":581,"date":"2010-05-18T11:42:26","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T11:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/05\/fat-embolism.html"},"modified":"2010-05-18T11:42:26","modified_gmt":"2010-05-18T11:42:26","slug":"fat-embolism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/05\/fat-embolism.html","title":{"rendered":"Fat Embolism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>I noticed that a sometimes-fatal medical condition resulting from a physical trauma, or surgery &#8211; something called fat embolism &#8211; was in the season finale of &#8220;House.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Anything with the word &#8220;fat&#8221; in it always gets my attention &#8211; because I have always been involved with not being fat. Or not remaining fat, that is. &nbsp;But a fat embolism is something that can happen to people who are not overweight or obese.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This season finale of House involved a major accident (I won&#8217;t say what because I don&#8217;t want to spoil it for those who you who are waiting to see it on a DVR or online.) &nbsp;House had to do emergency surgery on a patient, which is unlike him to perform surgery, ever. It wasn&#8217;t successful due to a fat embolism: a hunk of fat that ended-up in the patient&#8217;s arteries, that evidently went to her brain and caused a massive stroke.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I mention this, because the potential for stroke or heart disease is something that those of us who struggle with obesity and overweight need to be aware of.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The point is to take good care of ourselves as much as possible. &nbsp;Eat mostly vegetables and fruits, limiting meat, saturated fat, sugar, and carbohydrates. &nbsp; See our doctors regularly. &nbsp;Check cholesterol levels, and get them lower if necessary. &nbsp;Watch our weight, and do our best to maintain a healthier weight. &nbsp;Don&#8217;t smoke; quit if you do (that&#8217;s a major contributor to cardiovascular disease and stroke).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As for House, the season ended on a very interesting twist between House and Cuddy, but I won&#8217;t say what!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I noticed that a sometimes-fatal medical condition resulting from a physical trauma, or surgery &#8211; something called fat embolism &#8211; was in the season finale of &#8220;House.&#8221; Anything with the word &#8220;fat&#8221; in it always gets my attention &#8211; because I have always been involved with not being fat. 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