Heart Disease

South Asians are at higher risk than other populations for developing heart disease, we should know this and take care of ourselves BEFORE we develop symptoms. Heart disease can be prevented by addressing behavioural risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet, obesity, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol. Show Notes: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds) https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-clinics/stanford-south-asian-translational-heart-initiative/conditions.html#:~:text=South%20Asians%20have%20a%20four,heart%20disease%20in%20South%20Asians. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7646689/