Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 17: To strengthen their campaign further to aware the common masses about the ill effects of Cardiovascular Diseases, Head Department of Cardiology Dr Sushil Sharma held a day long cardiac awareness-cum-health- check up camp organized at Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Guru Nanak Nagar Jammu to educate people to shred sedentary lifestyle and adopt cardio protective food practices for a better and promising future. The camp was inaugurated by Mahant Manjeet Singh Ji along with Dr Sushil Sharma and prominent members of the Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee.
While interacting with the people, Dr Sushil stated that heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide. “10% of all deaths were as a result of coronary heart disease and 25% of deaths were a result of cardiovascular disease. Although there is not one single cause, an unhealthy diet can be one of the contributing risk factors for heart disease. Heart disease results from the narrowing of the arteries that supply the heart with blood through a process known as atherosclerosis,” he said.
Dr Sushil while laying emphasis on healthy heart diet told that “we should limit fried fast food and processed foods and replace energy from saturated fats (such as butter, coconut oil and cream) with healthy unsaturated fats from seeds and plants (such as extra virgin olive oil, avocado, sunflower, canola, safflower, peanut, soybean and sesame) and foods such as nuts, seeds, avocado, olives and soy. Increase the amount and variety of plant foods – eat more vegetables, fruits and wholegrain cereals. Reduce intake of refined sources of carbohydrates with higher glycaemic index (including foods with added sugars).These small changes in the food eating habits and lifestyle can lead to a drastic improvement in the cardiac health of society as a whole thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality and improve quality of life.”
Others who were part of the camp include Dr Vivek Sharma (Cardiologist), Dr Yashwant Sharma, Dr Anitipal Singh and Dr Dhaneshwer Kapoor. Paramedics and volunteers include Raghav Rajput, Kamal Sharma, Amandeep Singh, Harvinder Singh, Rohit Nayyar, Arun Singh, Gourav Sharma, Rajinder Singh, Vikas kumar, Vinay Kumar, Gagan Gupta , Jatin Bhasin, Faisal Rashid, Rahul Sharma, Sheikh Abrar, Rajkumar and Nirvair Singh Bali.
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