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Article: Why did comedian Drew Carey--star of "The Drew Carey Show" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"--totally change his way of life, shifting from beer and high-fat foods to water and low-fat fare? (Post People).(Brief Article)
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- The Saturday Evening Post
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
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Why did comedian Drew Carey--star of "The Drew Carey Show" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"--totally change his way of life, shifting from beer and high-fat foods to water and low-fat fare? The answer: Carey was a heart attack waiting to happen.
A year ago during a morning jog, Carey noted chest pains and "a tingling pain in my arms and shoulders." By the time he made it home, however, his chest felt tight, but the pain had subsided. The 43-year-old comedian was shaken by the episode, but not to the extent that he failed to go for ...