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World heart day -2014
‘Creating heart healthy environment’
World heart day, which dates back to 2000, is an annual global awareness day, its objective to create awareness among people around the globe that the heart diseases and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year.
The theme of world heart day focuses on an environment in which we live, work and play should not increase our risk of cardio vascular diseases. The environment factors such as air pollution, water pollution, availability of healthy foods and mental environment at place of work play a vital role in contributing cardio vascular diseases.
Talking about pollution, smoking including passive smoking create accelerated rate of diabetes, hypertension and atherosclerosis. Staying in crowded places where hygiene of air and water is poor, the risk of infectious diseases is very high and this can lead to rheumatic heart diseases.
About availability of healthy foods, one should focuse on low carbohydrate, low fat and high protein rich foods including fresh fruits and vegetables. It is very essential to stress on low salt intake, as World Health Organization targets a 30% reduction in salt intake worldwide by 2025.
But, environment is not restricted to just the physical environment, it also covers mental environment including place of work, the pressure to perform, long working hours and skipping meals etc.
World heart day, which dates back to 2000, is an annual global awareness day, its objective to create awareness among people around the globe that the heart diseases and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year.
The theme of world heart day focuses on an environment in which we live, work and play should not increase our risk of cardio vascular diseases. The environment factors such as air pollution, water pollution, availability of healthy foods and mental environment at place of work play a vital role in contributing cardio vascular diseases.
Talking about pollution, smoking including passive smoking create accelerated rate of diabetes, hypertension and atherosclerosis. Staying in crowded places where hygiene of air and water is poor, the risk of infectious diseases is very high and this can lead to rheumatic heart diseases.
About availability of healthy foods, one should focuse on low carbohydrate, low fat and high protein rich foods including fresh fruits and vegetables. It is very essential to stress on low salt intake, as World Health Organization targets a 30% reduction in salt intake worldwide by 2025.
But, environment is not restricted to just the physical environment, it also covers mental environment including place of work, the pressure to perform, long working hours and skipping meals etc.
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