Working Population in India in the Most Productive (30-44) Age Group at High Risk for Heart Disease

Working Population in India in the Most Productive (30-44) Age Group at High Risk for Heart Disease PR Newswire MUMBAI, India, October 9, 2012 MUMBAI, India, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Indians shun healthy food, at high risk for heart disease, says Saffolalife Study Younger population at high risk The Saffolalife Study 2012 revealed that 75 percent males in the age group of 30-34, stood at Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk as compared to 57 percent females, highlighting how the younger male working force were falling prey to heart diseases. http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121009/567522 The Saffola-life Heart Age finder involved knowing the lipid profile of a respondent and mapping the cholesterol and HDL levels among the participants over the past two years. It underlines worries by medical experts on how cardiovascular diseases or CVDs are affecting millions of Indians every year. Experts say Indians need to take care of their heart at a time when the number of cardiovascular deaths are projected to rise to 25, 84,000 by 2020, up from 11, 75, 000 in the year 1990. Majority of them could be the productive working age group (30-44), they add. The Heart's Age of participants were calculated, based on their answers on a specially created questionnaire which helped in evaluating their status taking into account food habits, lifestyle and physical activity among various other factors.