Himachal Pradesh Records Higher Rates Of Diabetes And Obesity in Country. It is very difficult to live life on the mountain. Those who live in the mountains suffer less diseases. You must have often heard these things from people’s mouths. But looking at the latest report of ICMR, it is difficult to say so. The latest report of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that Himachal Pradesh has the highest number of cases of diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity in the country.
This report of ICMR has been published in the medical general medical journal ‘The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology’. Dr. Jitendra Mokta, Principal Investigator of IGMC Shimla, who conducted this study, says that 13.5 percent of people in Himachal Pradesh are suffering from diabetes. It is worth noting that the number of patients suffering from diabetes in the country is 11.4 percent.
18% of people are suffering from diabetes
The report says that 18.7 percent of people of Himachal Pradesh are suffering from pre-diabetes. The average rate of pre-diabetes is 15.3 percent. According to the IMCR report, Mizoram has the lowest number of 6.1 percent people and Sikkim has the highest number of people suffering from pre-diabetes at 31.3 percent.
35% of people are victims of hypertension
It has also been revealed in the report that 35.4 percent of people of Himachal Pradesh are suffering from a disease like hypertension i.e. high blood pressure. The national average of this disease is 35.5 percent.
What is the obesity figure in Himachal?
ICMR report has also revealed that 38.7 percent of people of Himachal Pradesh are victims of obesity. The national average of obesity is 28.6 percent. At the same time, the number of people suffering from obesity in Jharkhand is 11.6 percent and in Puducherry, 53.3 percent of people are suffering from this disease.
Why are these diseases increasing in Himachal Pradesh?
After this ICMR report came out, health experts say that the main reason for the increase in diseases like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension among the people of Himachal Pradesh is the low physical activity of the people. Health experts believe that after road connectivity in rural areas, people’s walking has reduced. Not only this, the physical workout of the people of Himachal Pradesh has also reduced, due to which they are suffering from such diseases.
How to keep yourself away from diseases?
Health experts say that diseases can be kept away by changing your lifestyle and diet. Let us know about it.
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- Physical workout is very important to keep diseases away. For this, wake up in the morning and do physical activities like walking, running, and yoga. If you work in an office, then take short breaks in between.
- In the modern lifestyle, people are insisting on eating junk food instead of healthy food. Many types of processed things are used to make junk food. Such food contains more carbohydrates and sugar than nutritious elements, due to which the risk of obesity and diabetes is increasing.
- To reduce the risk of diseases, it is very important to strengthen the immunity of the body. In such a situation, fruits like orange, lemon, and pineapple should be consumed in your diet. Citrus fruits contain an adequate amount of Vitamin C, which helps in strengthening the immunity of the body.