4. During an average lifetime,
Heart beats > 2.5 billion times
What a Hard work
heart muscle is doing !
5. In India
At Present
5 million people are already Heart Patients
30 lakhs die of Heart attack every year
By Year 2020
Largest heart related disease burden in the World
40% of total deaths due to Heart Diseases
6. Unhealthy Behaviours like
Sedentary life style
Unhealthy eating habit
Smoking
Stress (physical & mental)
Diabetes
High Blood cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Heart disease
&
Heart attack
7. Is it Heart Attack !
Sudden Pressing/ Squeezing pain in middle or
left-side Chest
Pain radiating to Hand/ Neck/ Jaw/ Shoulder/ Back &
upper Abdomen (All on left side)
Breathlessness
Sweating (Even in cold weather)
Vomiting sensation
Vacant feeling in Head
May be preceded by heavy meal or Physical/ Mental
Stress
8. “Prevention is better than cure”
When to prevent?
- A heart attack?
- An angioplasty?
- A bypass surgery?
After
No, it is from CHILDHOOD.
9. India & Childhood Nourishment
Home for 42% of World’s under-nourished children
20% of all Urban school children are Overweight
Reason: Overfed
Under-exercised
Child Obesity: A National Urban Epidemic
Overweight Children have 70% chance of being
Obese Adult
Obesity: Treat it as a Disease rather than a cosmetic
problem
10. Heart Disease Begins in Childhood
Weight gain in childhood
Heart works harder
Enlarged heart in young adult
Suffer heart attack 3-5 fold more before age
65
11. ‘Weight’ and ‘shape’ of body
determines heart disease risk.
“Longer the belt, shorter the life”
12. Apple Shape Pear Shape
Fat deposit around abdomen &
waist (visceral fat)
Causes lipid abnormality
Risk of Diabetes & Heart attack
Pressure over abdominal
organs like Kidneys
High blood pressure
Pressure over veins
sluggish circulation in lower limbs
More detrimental to heart
Fat deposit around hips,
thighs & buttocks
Cardio protective
(comparatively)
15. A Balanced Diet
Eat sufficient fruits & vegetables
Eat more beans, pulses, whole grains and grain products
Confine non-veg to fish
Use sunflower, corn, rapeseed oil, olive oil and fat free
products
Discard butter, ghee and other animal fats
Prefer steamed, boiled, grilled and baked food than fried /
oily ones
Avoid drinks (soft & hard)
Reduce beverages like tea & coffee
Restrict salt and sugar
Take 6-8 glasses of water per day.
16. EXERCISE
Regular & Moderate
Children : 60 minutes of physical activity
daily
Adults : 30 minutes of brisk walk daily
At workplace, use stairs instead
of lift.
Additional/ Alternate: Asan & Pranayam
