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LAHORE: Health experts term sugar, smoking, unhealthy food, environment change and other environmental hazards as major causes of heart diseases while a lack of sufficient allocation of resources by the government are contributing to the rapid spread of such diseases in the country.
“Prevention is the best remedy against the heart diseases, which otherwise are enormously increasing in Pakistan,” observed medical experts while speaking at a seminar on “Increasing rate of heart diseases - causes and prevention” organised by the Mir Khalilur Rahman Memorial Society at a local hotel.
Prof Dr Nadeem Hayat Malik said cardiac diseases had turned into an epidemic, which had been affecting the elderly and young alike. He termed heart diseases more dangerous than dengue and other diseases. He believed that lifestyle of the people had transformed dramatically during the last 60 years and food full of carbohydrates replaced the simple meals while inactivity had increased due to technology which had contributed to an increase in heart diseases in the country.
“The ratio of heart diseases in developing countries, including Pakistan, is the highest in the world,” he said.
He said that presently, every fourth person was suffering from complications of narrow arteries, which might cause heart attack any time. He said rapid urbanization had also caused an increase in heart diseases as the people experienced sudden change in environment and their lifestyle. Besides, the people were forced to take adulterated food due to lack of government’s check on provision of food to the public. Cigarettes were cheaper than medicines, he added, adding that the people’s lack of ability to bear the cost of treatment was also a major social and economic problem, which was not helping in the control of heart diseases at all. He said the ratio of heart diseases had witnessed a 40 percent decrease in the developed countries since 1970, which had made it possible through healthcare facilities and treatment services. However, proper control over risk factors could prevent 80 percent chances of contracting the heart disease.
“An early diagnosis helps in better treatment of heart diseases,” he said, adding that symptoms of heart diseases, included interruption in breathing, pain in lower jaw, stomach and chest, heavy sweat, pale complexion, etc. He said that hospitalisation within one hour of heart attack enhanced chances of a survival by up to 80 percent.
Prof Dr Azizur Rehman said the prevalence of heart diseases was increasing in Pakistan which was affecting the young as well.
“The trend of less food and heavy physical exertion has reversed in our part of the world during the past few decades which are causing heart and other diseases,” he said, adding that every diabetic would also suffer from heart disease sooner or later. However, he said, control of sugar and blood pressure, abstinence in food intake, regular exercise and use of medicines as prescribed by the physician could help control a lot of complications of heart ailments.
Dr Amber Malik said the ratio of deaths due to heart diseases was high in women, adding that blockage of arteries for 20 minutes resulted in heart attack. She said that according to a study, 67 percent women remained unaware of their ailment, adding that the chances of heart diseases increased with the growing age in women.
“Obesity is also a major factor of heart diseases, which needed to be treated seriously to avoid them,” she added.Prof Dr Aizaz Ahmad Mand said that kidney diseases also affected the heart, therefore, kidney diseases should also be controlled among the people.
“Up to 12 percent people in Pakistan are suffering from kidney diseases,” he said and added that some diseases were not diagnosed at initial stages as most of the symptoms were outside kidneys. He said that there was need to get proper treatment of kidney diseases which affected every organ in the body.
“Excessive intake of painkillers also affected kidneys,” he added.Dr Farzeen stressed the need to save the younger generation from the fast food mania and bring them back to homemade food to avoid heart and other diseases, adding that brown sugar, canola oil, olive oil, etc., should be used. Dr Arshad Humayun, Dr Daniyal Nagi, Sabir Ghauri and others also spoke on the occasion. MKRMS Chairman Wasif Nagi hosted the seminar while Kashan Haider, Ali Imran and Shahzad Rauf assisted him.
LAHORE: Health experts term sugar, smoking, unhealthy food, environment change and other environmental hazards as major causes of heart diseases while a lack of sufficient allocation of resources by the government are contributing to the rapid spread of such diseases in the country.
“Prevention is the best remedy against the heart diseases, which otherwise are enormously increasing in Pakistan,” observed medical experts while speaking at a seminar on “Increasing rate of heart diseases - causes and prevention” organised by the Mir Khalilur Rahman Memorial Society at a local hotel.
Prof Dr Nadeem Hayat Malik said cardiac diseases had turned into an epidemic, which had been affecting the elderly and young alike. He termed heart diseases more dangerous than dengue and other diseases. He believed that lifestyle of the people had transformed dramatically during the last 60 years and food full of carbohydrates replaced the simple meals while inactivity had increased due to technology which had contributed to an increase in heart diseases in the country.
“The ratio of heart diseases in developing countries, including Pakistan, is the highest in the world,” he said.
He said that presently, every fourth person was suffering from complications of narrow arteries, which might cause heart attack any time. He said rapid urbanization had also caused an increase in heart diseases as the people experienced sudden change in environment and their lifestyle. Besides, the people were forced to take adulterated food due to lack of government’s check on provision of food to the public. Cigarettes were cheaper than medicines, he added, adding that the people’s lack of ability to bear the cost of treatment was also a major social and economic problem, which was not helping in the control of heart diseases at all. He said the ratio of heart diseases had witnessed a 40 percent decrease in the developed countries since 1970, which had made it possible through healthcare facilities and treatment services. However, proper control over risk factors could prevent 80 percent chances of contracting the heart disease.
“An early diagnosis helps in better treatment of heart diseases,” he said, adding that symptoms of heart diseases, included interruption in breathing, pain in lower jaw, stomach and chest, heavy sweat, pale complexion, etc. He said that hospitalisation within one hour of heart attack enhanced chances of a survival by up to 80 percent.
Prof Dr Azizur Rehman said the prevalence of heart diseases was increasing in Pakistan which was affecting the young as well.
“The trend of less food and heavy physical exertion has reversed in our part of the world during the past few decades which are causing heart and other diseases,” he said, adding that every diabetic would also suffer from heart disease sooner or later. However, he said, control of sugar and blood pressure, abstinence in food intake, regular exercise and use of medicines as prescribed by the physician could help control a lot of complications of heart ailments.
Dr Amber Malik said the ratio of deaths due to heart diseases was high in women, adding that blockage of arteries for 20 minutes resulted in heart attack. She said that according to a study, 67 percent women remained unaware of their ailment, adding that the chances of heart diseases increased with the growing age in women.
“Obesity is also a major factor of heart diseases, which needed to be treated seriously to avoid them,” she added.Prof Dr Aizaz Ahmad Mand said that kidney diseases also affected the heart, therefore, kidney diseases should also be controlled among the people.
“Up to 12 percent people in Pakistan are suffering from kidney diseases,” he said and added that some diseases were not diagnosed at initial stages as most of the symptoms were outside kidneys. He said that there was need to get proper treatment of kidney diseases which affected every organ in the body.
“Excessive intake of painkillers also affected kidneys,” he added.Dr Farzeen stressed the need to save the younger generation from the fast food mania and bring them back to homemade food to avoid heart and other diseases, adding that brown sugar, canola oil, olive oil, etc., should be used. Dr Arshad Humayun, Dr Daniyal Nagi, Sabir Ghauri and others also spoke on the occasion. MKRMS Chairman Wasif Nagi hosted the seminar while Kashan Haider, Ali Imran and Shahzad Rauf assisted him.
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