Question : Cardio Vascular Disease Among Women

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that due to cardiac arrest many deaths occured with the increasing lifestyle pressure in urban households;

(b) if so, the details thereof and action taken by the Government to aware people in this regard;

(c) whether according to a recent research on urban women in the age group of 30-40 years emerged as an ''at risk population'' for cardio-vascular diseases with 95% of them falling in the over-weight/ obese category; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the measures taken by the Government to curb this problem?

Answer given by the minister

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that due to cardiac arrest many deaths occured with the increasing lifestyle pressure in urban households;

(b) if so, the details thereof and action taken by the Government to aware people in this regard;

(c) whether according to a recent research on urban women in the age group of 30-40 years emerged as an ''at risk population'' for cardio-vascular diseases with 95% of them falling in the over-weight/ obese category; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the measures taken by the Government to curb this problem?

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