A diet which is high in fat, salt and sugar, a sedentary lifestyle with a lack of exercise, smoking, alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse, improper sleep, decreased sleep, and high-stress lead to increased incidence of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol levels also predispose to heart disease in the young individuals. These all are modifiable risk factors which lead to heart disease. The non-modifiable risk factors are age, gender, race, and genetics. These are the non-modifiable risk factors. Dr Ruchit Shah, Interventional Cardiologist, Masina Hospital, Mumbai shares that our country's youth suffer heart attacks, particularly those under 30. What Is The Definition Of A Young Heart Attack? Any individual under the age of 40 develops a heart attack is a young heart attack. 25% of heart attacks in our country are those under the age of 40 years. It does not spare those between 20 to 30 years old also. High blood pressure diabetes increases the ris...
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