How Simple Habits Can Safeguard Your Cardiovascular Health

News Desk
Islamabad: A health specialist emphasized the importance of embracing a healthy lifestyle to prevent heart-related fatalities, as the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is steadily increasing worldwide, including Pakistan, on Sunday.
He advocated for incorporating daily physical activity, scheduling regular heart examinations, and managing weight as essential measures for maintaining heart health.
Major General (retd) Azhar Mehmood Kayani, a senior cardiologist, speaking to PTV News, advised the public that the risk of heart-related deaths can be reduced by adopting a healthy lifestyle and urged them to regularly get their complete hearts checked to avoid possible heart attacks.
Dr Kayani urged raising awareness among the masses regarding cardiovascular disease and its prevention, adding that laziness and a lack of outdoor activities are the root causes of heart disease.
He said people should adopt a healthy lifestyle as well as exercise to protect themselves from cardiac diseases.
Dr Kiyani said there is a dire need to take cardiac diseases seriously and work on their prevention, adding that diabetes, hypertension, smoking, and an inactive lifestyle were major reasons for heart attacks.
In addition to genetic factors, smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, and a poor diet, including fast food and heavily oily foods consumed in Pakistan, were major risk factors for heart attacks, he said.
“Obesity is the mother of most of the diseases, giving rise to hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases,” he highlighted.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been recorded in high, middle, and low-income countries, he said, adding that low and middle-income countries lack proper healthcare resources to combat the disease burden.