Do Doan Loi, director of the National Heart Institute, said at a conference Wednesday that patients with heart conditions are getting younger. He blamed the industrial, urban lifestyle where people have inadequate exercise but too much drinking, smoking and constant stress. In Vietnam, a study by the heart institute showed that cardiological conditions are killing 200,000 people every year, a fourth of total deaths in the country. Photo: Minh HoangHeart disease, one of the top killers in Vietnam, is affecting more young people as the industrial, urban lifestyle of unhealthy diets and little physical activity increases risk factors for cardiological problems, doctors say. Surveys by the World Health Organization showed that heart disease has become a leading cause of death worldwide, more in developing countries.

Source: Thanhnien News July 21, 2016 05:03 UTC