Cardiovascular Disease
Data on cardiovascular disease reported by researchers at Visva-Bharati University
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 11th, 2008
According to a study from India, "The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in ''People of Indian Origin'' (PIO) is exceedingly high and strong relationships among elevated blood pressure, increased levels of lipoproteins, visceral obesity, physical inactivity and subsequent high occurrence of coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus etc., were evident in many studies. Increasing urbanization with effective changes in lifestyles could be attributed to explain this exaggerated rate."
"The present community based cross-sectional investigation was aimed to identify rural-urban differences in prevalence of risk factors of CVD in the adult Asian...
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