College staff attend talk on healthy heart

Panchkula, September 29, 2018: “Healthy heart is vital to our overall health because heart is the center of our cardiovascular system. It is involved in many of the daily functions that bring our body to life.” Dr Arvind Kaul, senior consultant & head interventional cardiology at Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula stated while interacting with college staff during a health talk on World Heart Day at Government PG College, Sector 1 here today. Dr. Kaul also talked about the changing lifestyle and its contribution in increasing prevalence of heart disease in community, the lifestyles have become more and more sedentary and diet has become more and more nutritious. This has led to epidemic of obesity particularly in children and young adults in urban areas. This along with stress of modern life has contributed to a large extent to severe and premature heart disease in Indians who are otherwise genetically at highest risk in the whole world.” Regular exercise weight control along with a healthy diet and regular relaxation will overall promote healthy lifestyle in general population and go a long way in reducing heart disease in people, maintained Dr Kaul.