Imagine getting a magic wand that eradicates all the diseases in a wave. Well, wishing for a magic wand in this digital era may not fetch you anything but the same digital world can empower you with the knowledge to be aware of all the risk factors that can be worked upon to clear up hindrances towards a healthy life. One major disease that the world, especially India, is facing is heart disease also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD).
CVDs are a range of disorders that affect the heart and blood vessels. It has been found that India has one of the highest burdens of cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide. According to a study by InterHeart, CVD risk factors such as abdominal obesity, hypertension, and diabetes are higher among Indians, even at young ages, than among other ethnic groups.
This may be due to an underlying genetic predisposition to metabolic deregulation and cardiomyopathy as well as the indulgences towards unhealthier food choices consisting of excessive red meats, saturated fats, trans fats, sodium, sugars, alcohol, tobacco, low fibre diet and lack of physical activities. Also Read: 7 Healthy Foods That May Help You Improve Heart Health There are modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors responsible for CVDs. While one has no control over non-modifiable factors like genetic predisposition, gender, ethnicity or age, there is a lot of scope for making changes in modifiable risk factors like diet, exercise, stress management and avoidance of smoking and alcoh.
