Eating disorder? That would explain the sudden heart attack at that age.
Apparently, she had bulimia and the binging and purging depleted her potassium, causing her heart to stop.
Hmmm, I wonder if LifeTime has picked this up yet for a made for television movie???
Wouldn't be surprising—there's certainly enough drama for one. Don't know if it's been discussed here, but her parents are also insinuating that Michael Schiavo physically abused her before she collapsed:
http://www.villagevoice.com/news/034...f,48738,6.html