Healthy young women can keep Heart Disease at Bay forever

In a 20-year research, it has been proved that women who have been health conscious from their young age are 92% less prone to heart diseases. The researchers analysed data from the study conducted on Women between the age groups 25-42 in 1991. Generally people talk about older beings when discussing about heart risk factors but it has been proved that someone is at risk right from the younger age, and more if not following the right and healthy path. U.S researchers also conducted a study on women in their 20s and 30s who led a healthy lifestyle and exercised regularly and found out that they had 66% less chances of facing heart health risks such as hyper-tension, diabetes by the time they reached 40s and 50s. Studies proved that women can avoid 70% of heart attack chances by maintaining a healthy lifestyle and making few good changes to eating habits.

Over the past 40-45 years, death rates and heart disease rates have dropped among those in 50s and they increased among younger generations due to their poor eating, hygiene and nutrition habits. Based on these factors: smoking, sleeping hours, hours of watching TV, exercise routine, proper nutrition habits, alcohol consumption and body weight, a study was conducted on young women and at the end of a 20year study, it was noticed that they suffered with high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, heart disease, heart attacks, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease. Compared to women who had atleast one of these bad health habits, women who had none of these habits were at 92% low risk of a heart disease. Too much stress due to jobs and multitasking, trying to attain a balance with different aspects of life, family etc forces anyone to give in. Women who say they are 'oh so busy' might be really busy but thet need to take care of their health to be alive and stay happily busy. 'Lets think of health later' is definitely not the line of the day...it should be our manthra everyday. Stay healthy and forever!!

--Pratyusha