Abstract

The cholesterol and heart disease has been emerged as a fast growing problem among millions of people all around the world. Now a day spicy and oily foods are the first love of many people and definitely when you will consume oily food, it will lead you to the problem of cholesterol and heart diseases. People are using the foodstuffs and cold drinks such as hot eggs, butter, cheese, burgers, red meat, barbeque etc. It led down their hearts and caused various diseases at sudden.

1. Cholesterol and heart attack

What is cholesterol? It is a kind of heavy stuff which is existed in the human blood. It creates the ramparts around the artery system. These walls are spreading up slowly and gradually in the heart vicinity. All of a sudden the human artery system turns out to be stiff. The artery function moves into contracted direction. As a result the heart is hindered and infertile. The abrupt chest pain is started. The person feels tough breathing in his body which shows the minimal oxygen level in the body. The blood vessels are absolutely contracted. At end a person faces a chronic heart attack. That is the impairment of high cholesterol.

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A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty , Narayana Hrudayalaya ( Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged by WIPRO for its employees . The transcript of the chat is given below which is useful for everyone.

Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart ?

Ans: 1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour’s walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar

Qn: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?

Ans: No

Qn: It’s still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person
gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?

Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.

Qn: Are heart diseases hereditary?

Ans: Yes

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