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When Should I Start Taking Care of My Heart Health?

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AN EARLY HEART ATTACK

Do you know heart diseases can be blind to age? A heart attack can happen at ANY age, even among young adults who look healthy. In fact, Malaysians suffer heart attacks at 58 years old on average, which is the youngest in the region!

DON’T UNDERESTIMATE UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE AT EARLY AGE

Although family history is one of the risk factors, study shows that unhealthy lifestyle is strongly associated with an increased likelihood of early heart attack.

Active smokers > 3 times

higher in the young heart attack group (82.4%) VS general population (24.1%)

Hypertension 85 times

more prone to a heart attack at age 45 or below

Obesity

BMI of 28.4kg/m2 has a higher risk than BMI 25.5kg/m2

HEART HEALTH TIPS

Avoid Smoking

Maintain a Healthy Body Weight

Practice Healthy Diet Since Young

Low salt, sugar, trans fat and saturated fat intake

High antioxidants & fiber intakes

Choose healthy oil:
Consume Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9 at the right proportion

WHEN TO START HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS?

Generally, working adults of age 20 and above can start consuming health food or supplements for heart health. Consulting a doctor or dietitian to understand your needs better!

HOW AND WHERE TO START?

Start with a good fish oil supplement! Why? 80% of the adult population does not get sufficient Omega-3 from their daily diet! More importantly, numerous scientific studies found that regular use of fish oil supplements is associated with a lower risk of heart disease and death.

Source:
  1. Wienbergen, H., Guenther, K., Boakye, D., Schmucker, J., Mkalaluh, S., Retzlaff, T., Ruehle, S., Osteresch, R., Fach, A., Ahrens, W., & Hambrecht, R. (2021). Risk factors in young patients with myocardial infarction: What is different from the general population? European Heart Journal, 42(Supplement_1). https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2400
  2. Murugesan, M. (2019, November 29). Young age no barrier for heart disease. New Straits Times. Retrieved March 31, 2022, from https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/heal/2019/11/543142/young-age%C3%82%C2%A0no-barrier-heart-disease
  3. Li, Z.-H., Zhong, W.-F., Liu, S., Kraus, V. B., Zhang, Y.-J., Gao, X., Lv, Y.-B., Shen, D., Zhang, X.-R., Zhang, P.-D., Huang, Q.-M., Chen, Q., Wu, X.-B., Shi, X.-M., Wang, D., & Mao, C. (2020). Associations of habitual fish oil supplementation with cardiovascular outcomes and all cause mortality: Evidence from a large population based cohort study. BMJ, m456.

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