Dr. Sandeep Jassal MD (AM), BAMS, PGD is working at Preven ve and Promo ve Healthcare Apollo Hospitals.he has also doing his work at Family Physician and Wellness Consultant. He is Cer fi ed Advanced Cardio-Vascular Life Support Provider by American Heart Associa on.

 

Lifestyle diseases are the ailments that are primarily based on the day to day habits of people. Habits that detract people from indulging in physical ac vity and healthy ea ng push them towards a number of health issues that can lead to chronic disease or NCDs (non-communicable diseases) that can increase morbidity & mortality. With research & good an -microbial armament, we have gained on good control upon communicable diseases due to which the world popula on has gained more than a decade of life expectancy since 1980, rising to 69.0 years in men and 74.8 years in women in 2015. But, an es mated 17.5 million people died from cardiovascular diseases in 2012, represen ng 31 percent of all global deaths. This number is expected to increase to more than 23 million by 2030. The number of annual deaths has increased from roughly 48 million in 1990 to almost 56 million in 2015. 70% (40 million) of global deaths in 2015 were due to non-communicable diseases. People are spending more years living with illness and disability. High blood pressure, high blood sugar, high body mass index, high refi ned carbohydrate, high saturated fats, tobacco & alcohol use, were the world's leading risk 

factors for premature death and ill health in 2015. Innova ve approaches and eff ec ve and evidence based interven ons are required for the preven on, control and treatment of cardiovascular diseases to reduce the burden and save lives. There is need to develop broad and sustainable strategy for cardiovascular research and preven on. Such a strategy should recognize the unique societal infl uences, regional cultural diversity and the changing lifestyles as rates of urbaniza on con nue to increase drama cally. The involvement of the medical community in preven on eff orts is important. Strong methods to control the use of and exposure to tobacco, coupled with promo on of healthy lifestyles, such as increased physical ac vity and decreased fat and carbohydrate consump on, should be an integral part of any na onal program. A comprehensive strategy should be designed so that all stages of the life cycle are targeted. Reducing the consump on of wrong foods and op ng for the right food choices along with regular moderate physical ac vity can help millions of people avoid unnecessary deaths and suff ering from cardiovascular disease