Health Writer McCrady Dies at 71

By: (AP) Patrick McCrady, who co-wrote the best-selling book Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise with Nathan Pritikin in 1979, died Dec. 12. He was 71.

The book advocated high-carbohydrate, lowfat foods; fruits and vegetables; and whole grains, breads and pasta.

McCrady did not follow his well-known book's advice, daughter Vanessa McGrady told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

McGrady wrote about health for the Associated Press and United Press International, served a stint as the Moscow bureau chief for Newsweek and worked at the Chicago Sun-Times.

He founded CANHELP, a cancer treatment resource service that helps cancer patients root through the complex maze of medical research and therapies both within and outside the boundaries of conventional medicine.

Survivors include a daughter, two sons and two brothers.