By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 22nd May:- Generation
Saviour Association, on the occasion of World Hypertension Day, organized a
health checkup camp in collaboration with Indus Hospital where blood pressure
of more than 200 people was checked. The special invitee of the day, Dr G B
Singh, Assistant Director, Department of Health and Family Welfare Punjab,
while addressing the gathering stressed on the need to get ones blood pressure
checked regularly. He said that the best way to
be informed about your blood pressure is to check it regularly, by a certified
medical practitioner”. Pressing upon the role of diet in hypertension control
Dr G B Singh, who also heads the NCD control program said, “Diet modification
is an essential step towards controlling hypertension. One should reduce the
intake of Tras fat and sodium rich food for a healthy life.
On this occasion, Opinder Preet Kaur Gill,
President of the organization said that the aim of the health check up camp is
to spread awareness about high blood pressure as unmanaged hypertension can
lead to a heart attack, stroke, and other problems. She further added that despite
the condition being so common, people tend to ignore the common signs and symptoms
of hypertension. Almost one-third of people who have high blood pressure
aren't aware of the same because high blood pressure often shows no symptoms.
The theme for this year’s World Hypertension Day is Know
Your Numbers with a goal of increasing high blood pressure (BP) awareness in
all populations around the world.
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