Kolkata is the unhealthiest city with 35.7 percent population suffering from at least one lifestyle diseases and Bangalore turns out to be the new fitness capital of India, closely followed by Mumbai and Pune on second and third spot says 'India Fit' 2017 report by Health-Tech company GOQii.
As per the report, 33 percent of the Indian population above 30 years of age is suffering from one or more lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, cardiac problems including high cholesterol, blood pressure, thyroid and Cancer. Close to 9.4 percent people are suffering from high cholesterol followed by 7.7 percent suffering from diabetes and 6.76 percent people suffering from thyroid.
Maximum doctor consultations are taking place in the areas of general medicine which includes digestive disorders such as acidity and constipation.18 percent population is consulting the doctor for lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. Most individuals do go on medication but, their lifestyle is not seeing a change as no one is telling them that lifestyle changes are important. Of all the age groups, senior citizens are most hit by lifestyle diseases
“Over the years, there has been an increase in the number of chronic diseases due to the disruptive lifestyle changes in the country. Lack of exercise, erratic eating habits, increase in stress levels and poor sleep patterns are just some of the key reasons behind the increase of this epidemic’’said Vishal Gondal, CEO and Founder, GOQii.
There has been a steady increase on average daily step count of an individual from last year;s 6800 step counts to 7746 steps. However, recommended daily step count by World Health Organization (WHO) is 10,000 steps. Based on this estimate, Bengaluru is the most active city followed by Mumbai and Pune. Daily average step count in Bengaluru is 7915.
Lack of fibre in meals is an area of concern across India. As 44 percent of the population is vegetarian, lack of protein in the diet is also an area of concern.
As per the report, men are focused on staying active with weight training, playing sports and running apart. Women, on the other hand, are focused on weight management and eating healthy. Women also prefer dance, yoga and aerobics as part of the daily exercise.
Overall, the report recognises the fact that Indians are trying to improve their lifestyle but a lot is yet to be done. Eating right and exercising regularly is the first step in the right direction.
‘’It is encouraging to see that young Indians are increasingly focusing more on preventive health and controlling illnesses as they age. I hope that through such initiatives, we are able to motivate more people to adopt a healthy lifestyle,’’ Vishal added.
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