Healthy habits built early in life can have a lifelong impact on ensuring good heart health and managing cholesterol levels and blood pressure hence, parents should encourage their children to adopt a healthy lifestyle from the initial days of their life. It is no secret that physical activity is very important for heart health in children and they should engage in daily sports , walking, biking and playing outdoors. Doctor's advice In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Pooja Kedia, nutritionist at Cloudnine Group of Hospitals at Bengaluru's Whitefeild, shared, “Regular physical activity contributes to a solid and efficient heart and builds the foundation for active lifestyle.
Screen time should also be reduced as being idle for long time is not advised for healthy lifestyle. In addition to physical activity, having good nutritional and eating habits early-on in one’s life is a very critical component of ensuring healthy heart for life. We should include all different food groups in kids' diet in proper proportion.
” Secret to Lifelong Heart Health: Pooja Kedia recommended some essential heart-healthy dietary habits for kids: 1. We should always encourage them to include more fruits and vegetables in their diet which provide different type of vitamins, mineral and antioxidants to support heart health. 2.
Choose whole grains like oats, quinoa, bajra jowar, barley instead of depending on refined carbs like refined wheat flour. Whole grain contain fibre in diet which helps to .