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On March 9th, my dad had a heart attack, and recently got released from the hospital. He follows a vegetarian diet, with little to no physical activity, desk job probably 80 hours a week. I believe that the heart attack was from a combination of genetics since his dad died from a stroke and the fact that he's ALWAYS traveling around the world for various projects. His diet is really low in protein(guaranteed to be lower than 50g), high in carbs(300g+ easy), and high in fats(150g min) from what i observed. The nutritionist advised him to follow the 300g carb, 80g fat, 50g protein RDA diet. Here are his stats...
Age: 51
Height: 5'10''
Bodyweight: 175 lbs
Bodyfat: 20%+... you could say skinny fat.
Training History: besides running 2-4 miles 2-3 times every couple weeks, he doesn't do much. Cant do a chinup or pushup, so we're talking 1st grade strength here.
Total cholesterol is 220 with LDL being much higher than HDL.
So....
1. Should he be following the RDA diet as the nutritionist prescribed?
2. I want to get him to eliminate all processed foods from his current diet, as thats where he gets all his protein from. He wont eat meat, eggs or fish because the vegetarian thing is from religion so protein is going to be from whey and milk and cheese(not really sure if this is a good idea either). Is this a good idea? Also cut out anything fried, etc...
3. My main goal is to eventually get him off of his medications as he is taking 5 of them right now. Is this a reasonable goal?
What do you experts do for your clients that have health issues, that aren't the most in shape guys, that aren't going looking to be bodybuilders?
Thanks a lot.
Age: 51
Height: 5'10''
Bodyweight: 175 lbs
Bodyfat: 20%+... you could say skinny fat.
Training History: besides running 2-4 miles 2-3 times every couple weeks, he doesn't do much. Cant do a chinup or pushup, so we're talking 1st grade strength here.
Total cholesterol is 220 with LDL being much higher than HDL.
So....
1. Should he be following the RDA diet as the nutritionist prescribed?
2. I want to get him to eliminate all processed foods from his current diet, as thats where he gets all his protein from. He wont eat meat, eggs or fish because the vegetarian thing is from religion so protein is going to be from whey and milk and cheese(not really sure if this is a good idea either). Is this a good idea? Also cut out anything fried, etc...
3. My main goal is to eventually get him off of his medications as he is taking 5 of them right now. Is this a reasonable goal?
What do you experts do for your clients that have health issues, that aren't the most in shape guys, that aren't going looking to be bodybuilders?
Thanks a lot.
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