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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : September 28, 2016 11:44 AM IST
World Heart Day is observed on 29th September every year across countries. A global initiative by World Heart Federation this year is to make everyone understand the importance of healthy heart and to keep it powerful. Efforts are being made to educate masses to adopt simple lifestyle modifications to keep away from heart diseases.In this context Indus Health Plus released an abnormality report that indicates the growing trend in heart diseases. The sample size for the study was 14,483 people who underwent the preventive health check-up during January 2015 August 2016. The report indicates that 35 40% of working population is suffering from hypertension and diabetes which leads to risk of heart diseases by 4 6%. High sugar levels can lead to deposition of fatty materials which results in narrowing of arteries. This has increased the number of arteries blockages and the risk as young as 25-35yrs are found suffering from obesity and are in the risk of heart problems. 10% of the urban population and almost 7% of the rural population from Delhi have been observed with diabetes induced heart diseases. There has been an increase of 6% compared to last year in terms of heart disease cases from semi urban and rural parts of Delhi. 40% of the population was not aware of the silent symptoms of heart diseases and that diabetes is one of potential killer related to heart ailments. Due to heavy traffic and industrialization, the population in Delhi is exposed to smoke and therefore the risk of heart related problems increases. The risk increases 5% for people working in industrial areas, factories etc. that emits smoke.
Mr. Amol Naikawadi, Preventive Healthcare Specialist and JMD Indus Health Plus says, '20% women in the age bracket of 35-50 years and 16% menin the age bracket of 30-50 years have been observed with Vitamin B12 deficiency which increases the risk of heart diseases. Stress is one of the key factors contributing to heart diseases amongst working population.''This is a serious concern and so this World Heart Day our aim is to educate people to keep heart healthy through regular exercise, playing outdoor sports, eating balanced diet and maintaining ideal body weight. Besides lifestyle modification, preventive health check-ups and timely screenings are very useful in early detection of illnesses and risk factors' added Mr. Naikawadi. (Read: Polluted air is one of the key reasons for increasing cases of heart disease, reveals study)
The diet intake in Delhi with oil, butter and other fatty eatables withl ack of exercise has increased the number of obesity cases in women as compared to last year. Delhi was seen to have the highest level of cholesterol, this surely has increased the risk factors of heart strokes. Pollution, smoking and high stress level with sedentary lifestyle, consuming alcohol, improper diet are contributing factors for heart d iseases. People below 30 years were not aware of symptoms related to heart diseases and therefore they had a tendency to ignore chest pain and uneasiness due to stress which increases the risk of heart ailments. The night life in Delhi is majorly to be blamed for youngsters getting affected by lifestyle ailments. Late night parties, junk food, excessive intake of alcohol and tobacco in the form of cigarettes, hukka, gutkha, etc. are affecting youngster s health. As young as 22-25 years old are potential cases of non-communicable diseases.
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