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Consume red meat in small amounts<br />
It is predicted that deaths related to heart and vascular diseases will increase to<br />
reach 22.2 million in 2030. The main risk factors in heart and vascular diseases are<br />
hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and smoking!<br />
Anadolu Sağlık Merkezi<br />
Cardiology Specialist Dr.<br />
Ayşegül Karahan Zor said<br />
“While obesity and diabetes is<br />
becoming widely common due<br />
to unhealthy nutrition and a<br />
sedentary lifestyle, hypertension,<br />
one of the most important risks<br />
in heart and vascular diseases,<br />
unfortunately occurs in one out<br />
of three adults in our country and<br />
this figure goes up to 2 out of 3<br />
after 65 years old”.<br />
According to World Health<br />
Organization data in 2012, 46.2 %<br />
of deaths not related to infectious<br />
diseases in the whole world, in<br />
other words about 17.5 million<br />
cases, were caused by heart and<br />
vascular diseases. Emphasizing<br />
that 7.4 million of these deaths<br />
were related to heart attacks<br />
and 6.7 million were related to<br />
strokes, Anadolu Sağlık Merkezi<br />
Cardiology Specialist Dr. Ayşegül<br />
Karahan Zor said, “According to<br />
Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK)<br />
statistics, 39% of the causes<br />
for death in Turkey in 2016 was<br />
heart and vascular diseases.<br />
While 162 thousand 876 of 408<br />
thousand 782 deaths were caused<br />
by such diseases, 19.7 percent<br />
was caused by cancer and 11.9<br />
percent was caused by respiratory<br />
illnesses”.<br />
Circulation disorders are an<br />
important cause of leg, brain,<br />
vascular and heart diseases<br />
Cardiology Specialist Dr. Ayşegül<br />
Karahan Zor, who pointed out that<br />
40.5 percent of deaths related to<br />
circulation system disorders are<br />
caused by “ischemic heart” and<br />
23.6 are caused by stroke, added<br />
“Disorders caused by narrowing<br />
and blockage due to plaque<br />
development are called coronary<br />
heart disease when they occur in<br />
the arteries nurturing the heart,<br />
cerebrovascular disorders when<br />
they occur in the brain arteries<br />
and peripheric vascular diseases<br />
when they occur in the veins<br />
inside the legs and all of these<br />
disorders comprise heart and<br />
vascular diseases”. Dr. Ayşegül<br />
Karahan Zor shared 5 suggestions<br />
for heart and vascular health.<br />
5 suggestions for heart and<br />
vascular health<br />
1- Healthy nutrition: You should<br />
consume a lot of vegetables and<br />
fruit and less meat. Low fat milk<br />
and dairy products should be<br />
consumed. 2 portions a week of<br />
omega 3 rich fish like salmon,<br />
sardines and mackerel should be<br />
consumed.<br />
2- Cigarettes: The earlier you quit<br />
smoking the better quality of life<br />
you will have.<br />
3- Activity: At least 2.5 hours of<br />
medium tempo walking or 1.5<br />
hours of fast walking or running<br />
per week should be practiced.<br />
4- Blood sugar levels being kept<br />
under control at suitable levels is<br />
critical for people with Diabetes.<br />
High blood sugar is the worst<br />
enemy for the system. Therefore<br />
patients with this disease should<br />
be monitored by a doctor, use<br />
their medicine regularly and pay<br />
special attention nutrition.<br />
5- People with hypertension<br />
need to keep their blood<br />
pressure under control. Regular<br />
exercise, limited salt, increased<br />
consumption of vegetables and<br />
fruit for a healthy lifestyle in<br />
addition to medication are all<br />
factors that help reduce blood<br />
pressure.<br />
Nisan 2018 45
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