Originally published October 14 2005
Study suggests cholesterol is higher among women
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Metropolis Health Services (MHS), the country's largest chain of diagnostic centers, has conducted a survey that found 31.5 percent of women and 27 percent of men interviewed had high cholesterol.
Cholesterol level high among women: Study Search for More News Chennai, Oct 13: A recent survey conducted across five cities by Metropolis Health Services (MHS), country's largest diagnostic centre chain, has found that 31.5 per cent women and 27 per cent men had high cholesterol levels.
"It is quite possible they might be suffering from diabetes.
If left uncontrolled, they will be inviting heart problems," the study has revealed, according to a MHS release here.
The study also showed that 30.5 per cent of women and 25.17 per cent of men had low haemoglobin levels "making them more susceptible to major illnesses."
The release quoting a previous CII and Mckinsey and Company countrywide study, said infectious diseases would take a back seat and lifestyle diseases would form the major chunk of illnesses in India.
"With growing per capita income and new work and lifestyles Indians will be spending more on treatment of lifestyle diseases," it said.
Lifestyle diseases like heart ailments, asthma, cancer, diabetes, hypertension and obesity were widespread in the urban milieu today and of them heart disease was the leading cause of deaths in India.
"The World Health Organisation predicts that by 2010 India will have 100 million patients with heart ailments," the study added.
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