b5media.com

Advertise with us

Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Health & Wellness Channel Subscribe to this Feed

A Hearty Life

Over 60% of heart disease housed in India in the next 2 years

by Kendra James, RN on April 25th, 2008

Second to diabetes, heart disease seems to be on the horizon for India. They are estimating that India will account for 60% of all heart disease cases worldwide within the next 2 years.

As India becomes more developed so does it’s social habits…

The risk factors in India were the same as elsewhere and included tobacco use, high levels of lipids in the blood due to diets rich in saturated fat, and hypertension, the study said.

The major complication that goes along with such a rise in heart disease across India is the fact that the estimated time it takes one to reach a hospital in a time of emergency is 300 minutes! Scary.

As the Indian economy grows there will be an even sharper increase in heart disease before we reach the plateau.

via BBC 

Tags: , , ,

POSTED IN: Hearty Diet, Hearty Exercise, Hearty Healthcare

0 opinions for Over 60% of heart disease housed in India in the next 2 years

  • No one has left a comment yet. You know what this means, right? You could be first!

Have an opinion? Leave a comment: