Unhealthy lifestyle and diet are bad for your heart

meanwhile, world heart day Saturday Program, Minister of Health Dinesh Gundu Rao He emphasized that the increasing prevalence of heart-related diseases is mainly due to lifestyle changes and unhealthy diet.

Speaking at a health awareness walk in Bengaluru on Saturday, the minister highlighted the role of processed foods and poor lifestyle choices in the rise in cardiovascular diseases.

Minister Rao said, “We need to minimize our intake of processed foods as much as possible,'' emphasizing the need for people to reduce their consumption of processed foods. Many processed foods contain high levels of sugar, which leads to an increase in diabetes. Conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure are important factors that contribute to heart disease. It's important that people realize this. ”

It's time to adopt healthier habits
He also explained the importance of developing healthier habits and urged the public to be more health conscious. “Building good habits is important. People need to take more responsibility for their health and make informed decisions about their diet and lifestyle. Prevention is always better than cure. ” he said.

The Minister also spoke about the measures taken by the government. health department To deal with a sudden heart attack. Through the 'Puneeth Rajkumar Hridaya Jyoti' initiative, the government has provided effective treatment to people suffering from heart attacks.

Contents of this initiative
“Under this initiative, nearly 200,000 heart tests were conducted and electrocardiogram tests were performed on 181,000 people,” Gundu Rao said. He added that the government is providing tenecteplase injection free of cost at government hospitals at the taluk level, which has come as a big relief to the common people.

“This has brought about a major change in the treatment of heart attack patients, ensuring timely treatment is available in rural areas.Today's awareness walk Tathagata Heart Center It was held in Bangalore and aimed to spread awareness about heart health among the general public. “This walk brought together people from all walks of life and highlighted the growing concern about heart disease in the community,” he said.

minister Gundu Rao This conclusion reiterated the importance of public awareness and the collective responsibility of individuals to manage their health.