Cases of heart disease attack are being seen even in younger people. Heart attack is considered one of the top causes of death globally. Reports show that the cases of heart attack have increased even more since the Corona epidemic. A large number of people in India have lost their lives due to heart attacks and other heart-related diseases.
Increased blood pressure and cholesterol are considered to be the main risk factors for this life-threatening condition. People who have already had heart disease in their family or those who are obese, spend most of the day sitting, and the risk of heart attack increases further. Health experts say all people should be constantly alert about heart health.
Do you know that apart from blood pressure-cholesterol and obesity, many such conditions can increase the risk of heart attack? Often these are not paid attention to but in reality, they can have serious side effects.
Risk of heart disease and heart attack
Cardiologists say that obesity and increased blood pressure are considered to be the most harmful to heart health. Excess fat in the body has the risk of having negative effects on health in many ways. Increased cholesterol, family history of heart disease, and dietary irregularities also increase the risk of heart attack.
Apart from all this, there are many bad habits in our daily routine that cause great damage to the heart and can lead to the risk of heart attack and heart failure. All people need to know about this as well.
Lack of sleep is dangerous
Good sleep is essential for overall health. It keeps both physical and mental health healthy. If you do not get enough sleep regularly, you may feel irritable and tired. This problem of frequent sleep also increases the risk of heart attack.
In a study, researchers found that people who usually sleep less than 6 hours a night were twice as likely to have a heart attack as those who sleep uninterrupted for 6 to 8 hours. Doctors don't know exactly why this happens, but it is believed that lack of sleep can increase your blood pressure and also increase the risk of inflammation. Both of these are major risk factors for heart attack.
Problems can increase due to air pollution
Air pollution has been considered harmful to respiratory health and lungs, but did you know that being in polluted air for a long time also increases your risk of heart attack? Researchers said that people who regularly breathe polluted air are more likely to have clogged arteries and heart disease.
Air pollution is responsible for atherosclerosis which builds up plaque in the artery walls and causes heart disease. Pollution can also increase the causes of heart attack such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
Sudden or intense exercise is harmful
Staying fit and exercising regularly keeps your heart healthy, but doing too much exercise can also be dangerous. About 6% of heart attacks are caused by excessive physical exercise. Lifting more weight than you can carry or doing physical activity for a long time increases the pressure on the heart and there is a risk of blood pressure increasing rapidly. In recent years, many cases of heart attacks have been reported in gyms.
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