The study carried out at the University of Liverpool established that nearly half of these deaths could be evaded if people move towards healthier diets and give up smoking.
Shanthi Mendis, an expert on chronic disease prevention at the Geneva-based World Health Organisation (WHO) said that obesity rates in the United States have been alarmingly high and by 2015 they will plunge to 1.5 billion.
Simon Capewell, the lead author of the current study said, “Recent declines in total blood cholesterol have been modest, blood pressure is now rising among women and obesity and diabetes are rising steeply in both sexes.”
On the contrary, he added, “Although (heart disease) death rates have been falling in the United States for four decades, they are now leveling off in young men and women.”
Details of the study
The research team studied the number of lifestyle related deaths in the year 2000.
The team found that nearly 2,00,000 lives could have been saved if some of the causes of heart diseases were moderately cutback by eating healthier foods and quitting smoking.
The study revealed that, two-thirds of grown ups and every one in three children in America are corpulent, which leads to an increased risk of heart ailments, diabetes and various chronic diseases.
Solution to the obesity problem
The United States health administration launched an anti-obesity drive, with first lady Michelle Obama campaigning against the obesity problem.
Mendis said that, “The United States is not alone in facing an obesity epidemic, and lifestyle choices now directly affect the health of many of the world’s people.”
This is problem of the entire world, so to say and no lethargy can be shown in the attitude howsoever, when it comes to heart related health risks.
“By avoiding tobacco, eating a healthy diet and engaging in regular physical activity, people can dramatically reduce their risk of developing heart disease, stroke or diabetes,” said Mendis.
Change in lifestyle is another important factor to be adopted to get rid of the obesity trouble. Apart from this, your general practitioner can assist you in cutting back your obesity rate and thus, averting the uncalled for heart problems.
The details of the study appear in World Health Organization’s weekly journal.
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