The risk of heart attacks among youth in Pakistan has increased.
The risk of heart attacks among youth in Pakistan has increased. Heart diseases, including heart attacks, have started to rise to dangerous levels among the youth in Pakistan, with 70 percent of young people suffering from obesity and poor cholesterol levels. According to the report, cardiologist Professor Bashir Hanif stated that the risk of heart attacks among youth has increased due to obesity and cholesterol, and the process of fat accumulation in the arteries has begun at an early age for most individuals, leading to premature heart attacks. He mentioned that approximately 1.5 billion rupees (5 million US dollars) are being spent on a 10-year research study related to heart diseases in collaboration with Gates Pharma. The report states that 80 percent of women and 70 percent of men are affected by obesity, over 70 percent of individuals have dangerously high bad cholesterol levels, and more than half have unusually low good cholesterol levels. This rate has never been se...