Actor-comedian Raju Srivastava’s death, after being hospitalized for over 40 days, has once again highlighted the high fatality rate caused by heart diseases. besides cardiac problemsbeing sedentary can also increase the likelihood of several other chronic diseases like obesity, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes. Persistent uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause arteries supplying the kidneys to become narrow, weak and hard. This is mainly because as we get older, the arteries in our body get stiffer, affecting the blood pressure level. In 2021 there was a six-fold rise in cases related to cardiac issues in Mumbai,” Dr Pawar said.

Source: Indian Express September 29, 2022 07:07 UTC