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Ranchi, Sept 29: Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta took part in the one-kilometre marathon organised by the Ecological Society of RIMS Ranchi on World Heart Day on Thursday. He was accompanied by various officials of the RIMS Cardiology department including HOD Dr Vineet Mahajan.
The Marathon’s starting point was Rajendra Park at RIMS and started at 6 am.
वर्ल्ड हार्ट डे के अवसर पर रिम्स में आयोजित मैराथन दौड़ में शामिल हुआ। pic.twitter.com/m8nsHTK6wi
— Banna Gupta (@BannaGupta76) September 29, 2022
During the event, Banna Gupta said that it is a good initiative by the RIMS cardiology department to organise such marathons to help people develop an awareness of the importance of heart health.
“Indians are three times more prone to heart diseases as compared to people from European or American countries. The genetic reason is also one of the reasons as heart vessel size in Indians and south-east Asians is around 0.5 to 1mm compared to Americans, which is 2 mm. Apart from that lifestyle change has also been one of the main reasons for it,” the HOD of the Cardiology department Dr Vineet Mahajan said.
He added that around 15 to 20 years back heart-attack was not a common problem but now as people have become addicted to smoking, drinking and junk foods, the risk and number of cases have gone up drastically.
World Heart Day informs people around the globe that Cardio Vascular Diseases (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, are the world’s leading cause of death claiming 18.6 million lives each year, and highlights the actions that individuals can take to prevent and control CVD.
It aims to drive action to educate people that by controlling risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, at least 80% of premature deaths from heart disease and stroke could be avoided.
