As per the World Heart Federation, World Heart Day is important as Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, remains the world’s number one killer, resulting in 18.6 million deaths a year. Covid-19 has only been more heartbreaking for this figure as it has made 520 million people living with CVD, more vulnerable to developing severe forms of the coronavirus. Smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, air pollution and less common conditions like Chagas disease and cardiac amyloidosis are all causes of cardiovascular disease.
To help prevent heart disease, you can:
- Eat healthy.
- Get active.
- Stay at a healthy weight.
- Quit smoking and stay away from secondhand smoke.
- Control your cholesterol and blood pressure.
- Drink alcohol only in moderation.
- Manage stress.
So let’s all make a concerted effort to keep our most valuable organ at it’s best so it can work at it’s best for us!
Source: excerpts from Hindustan Times and World Heart Federation
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