METABOLIC SYNDROME LEADING TO HEART DISEASE IN URBANIZED LIFE STYLES

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  • Dr.RAJESHWARI RANA

Abstract

One of the most popular maxims, we all grew up with is, "Health is Wealth". However, few of us have adopted it given the contemporary backdrop of work and social pressures. Our minds, bodies and hearts are under constant assult, and the growing cases of ill health along with the declining age brackets for stress induced diseases provide ample proof of it. In this paper, the author has attempted to focus on good health in a contemporary context with an emphasis on women‟s health. The purpose of the paper depends on how well we relate to the term "Health". To understand it simply, Health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being. It is not merely the absence of disease, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). Lifestyle and health are interrelated. For the purpose of this paper, therefore, Health is defined as the extent of an individual's continuing physical, emotional, mental and social ability to cope with their environmen

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2016-12-30

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2016): DECEMBER 2016

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