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My 25 year old husband suffers from sudden sharp heart pains to the point where breathing hurts him. could his meat based diet be the cause?

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Dr. Daniel Zanger answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Pain: On an immediate basis no if he is having chest pain he needs to get checked out by an md.

Answered 2/14/2013

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