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Rise in Coronary heart diseases among young Indians due to obesity, hypertension : Dr Rajiv

Hyderabad, Sep 29 (UNI) Dr Rajiv Garg, Senior Interventional Cardiologist at Aware Gleneagles Global Hospitals here on Thursday said Coronary heart diseases is rising among young indians and mainly this is due to obesity, hypertension and diabetes.
In a release here, Dr Rajiv, while outlining various issues related to heart diseases and the precautions that one has to take to avoid them on the occasion of World Heart Day, which is celebrated every year on September 29, said, “The most important thing that every individual should understand is that we all have to be fit and not fat. Exercise should be an integral part of our everyday activities and should be for a minimum of 30 minutes daily, at least five times a week.”
Youngsters, who are becoming increasingly vulnerable to heart problems, is “After attaining the age of 25, a comprehensive health check-up should be done annually without fail. Diabetes, cholesterol, ECG and TMT tests are mandatory for everyone. These precautions from an early age can help avert heart diseases of any kind,” he suggested.
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