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Too much weight, inactive lifestyle result in heart disease : Dr. Sushil 3/6/2016 10:48:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 6 : An extra-large body needs an extra-large amount of blood. When you gain weight, your heart has to pump more blood than it did before. Instead of beating more often, the heart grows slightly larger so it can move more blood with each beat. The increased flow often leads to high blood pressure, which is a major cause of heart disease. This vital information was shared by Head, Department of Cardiology in the Government Medical College and Super-speciality Hospital (GMC&SSH) Jammu Dr. Sushil Sharma while interacting with commoners during a day-long camp at Gorakh Nagar in the heart of Jammu city. He said "Even if your blood pressure doesn't climb, your heart can suffer from extra workload. Dr. Sushil said that overweight people often have high levels of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol and if too much cholesterol sticks to your arteries, a condition called atherosclerosis, you can suffer a heart attack or a stroke. He added that extra weight can also be a sign that you're hurting your heart in other ways and many people are overweight because they eat high-fat diets and shun exercise. Dr. Sushil who had been invited to hold day long camp by Social Workers Santokh Singh and Raj Kaur said that if you shed some pounds and rein in your blood pressure and cholesterol, you've done your heart a big favor. "Lots of pills and diets promise to make the pounds fly away, but the slow and steady approach is still the best way to achieve long-term weight loss. By combining regular workouts with a low-calorie diet, you can reduce your weight by 10 percent in about six months," said the HOD who had been requested to hold the camp. The organisers thanked Dr. Sushil for taking out time from his busy schedule and holding the day-long camp. Alongwith Dr. Sushil Sharma, team of Doctors which screened the patients included Dr. Mohi Kalsotra, Dr. Dhaneshwar Kapoor, Dr. Achint Singh, Dr Jasleena and Dr. Atul Sharma. Paramedics and Volunteers who were part of the team included Kashmiri Lal, Kamal Kishore, Sanjay Sharma, Gaurav Sharma, Vikas Kumar, Rajeev Vohra and Aman Gupta.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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