According to Dr. Crandall, medical editor of the Newsmax publication Heart Health Report, “The bottom line is that he was overweight, probably inactive, and he had multiple risk factors.” Additionally, his vacation eating likely contributed to his sad demise.
On vacation, Crandall reports, “You eat excessively, indulging in fatty foods, and this causes the blood to thicken. The result is a blood clot, which can rupture, resulting in the blockage of blood flow to the heart, causing heart attack and sudden death.”
This exact situation appears borne out by news sources, which report Gandolfini dined on a final meal that included at least eight servings of alcohol. In addition to the rum and beer, he reportedly consumed two orders of fried prawns along with foie gras, a delicacy made from the liver of a duck or goose that has been purposely fattened.