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Healthy diet for a healthy heart

Staff Reporter

Women cannot ignore even mild symptoms; brisk walking is good for them

CHENNAI: People from all walks of life and medical institutions joined together to create awareness about the importance of healthy weight and healthy diet for heart's health, as part of the World Heart Day celebrations this weekend.

Actress Meena inaugurated two-day celebrations At Frontier LifeLine. Sanjay Cherian, hospital's administrative coordinator, said the hospital wanted to create awareness on lifestyle and exercise modification. The hospital had free cardiac risk assessment, blood sugar tests and advice on stress management. Diettians provided advice on healthy recipes, label reading on food and beverage packs and weight loss.

Pramod Jaiswal, consultant cardiologist, Frontier Lifeline, spoke on the high incidence of heart disease among women and the myths associated with diagnosis and symptoms of the disease in women.

Pointing out at the gender differences in heart attack symptoms, which are milder in women, Mr. Jaiswal said 63 per cent of women died of mild problems. Brisk walking was important for women.

However, medical disadvantage of women who are more prone to heart diseases needed to be explored.

The Chennai Heart Education and Research Society (CHEARS) had organised a morning walk with about 350 people, including college students, covering three km from Labour statue, Marina, on Saturday.

They conveyed the message that prevalence of abdominal obesity was one of the causes of heart disease.

Flagged off by actor Aarya, the participants carried placards underlining the importance of detecting obesity in childhood.

R. Nataraj, Police Commissioner, Greater Chennai, spoke about the importance of exercise at a programme organised by CHEARS. S. Shanmugasundaram, medical advisor of CHEARS, said a team of cardiologists screened patients for blood glucose levels, heart check-up and advised on waist measurements. Participants were given kits, `I care for you', comprising medicines and booklet on prevention of heart diseases.

At the Madras Medical Mission, about 500 college students attended the celebrations of which 20 participated in the elocution and poster presentation contests. The contests were held by Journal Club of Academy of the hospital.

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