Fact stating that South Asians are more vulnerable to heart risk, even after immigrating to western countries, is deplorable. Here is the wrap up of the fulgent issues that sprang out of this study:-
1. Deaths in South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka due to heart attack were comparatively higher.
2. Study included analysis of 30,000 participants from 52 countries.
3. No genetic predisposition could be fished out behind South Asians’ more susceptibility to cardiovascular disease.
4. Where the average age for first heart attack was 59 in western countries, it was 53 for South Asians.
5. Risk factors that give rise to heart attack in western countries were same in south Asians countries as well.
6. Leisure-time physical activity, daily consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables, and daily but moderate alcohol intake were comparatively lower among South Asians.
7. However, South Asians were found more susceptible to diabetes, high blood pressure, abdominal obesity, depression, artery clogging, etc.
8. South Asian women were far away from smoking habit; still there susceptibility to heart attack was comparatively higher.
9. South Asian immigrants were also found more vulnerable to heart attacks than native western people were.
These facts do not clearly help fishing out radical reasons that paves way for heart attacks. However, keeping in mind some of these facts it can be said that lifestyle is the major string puller here as it is emerging repeatedly to make the whole difference. It is well known that a big percentage of South Asians lead a lifestyle imbued with lassitude. Secondly, their inclination to health activity is comparatively lower. Moreover, their attitude towards physical as well as mental health is somewhat lackadaisical. No doubt, this study lets genetic reason go scot-free; still I believe that it is somewhere responsible for this.
So, the kernel of my opinion is that lifestyle is the major string-puller, which is making the whole difference.
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