Neonates are at risk of heart disease
New Delhi|HL Correspondent
According to a study, newborns in India having high fat inside the abdomen which leads to high risk of heart disease.
Adults may not be the only ones prone to heart ailments, newborns are equally at risk.
As compare with world’s other children Indian children has less muscle and more fat in their body. It was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and findings of the cohort.
As a result, Indians are more susceptible to metabolic diseases.
Doctors say the risk can be minimised if pregnant mothers keep their weight under check and the fat is not passed on to the newborn. Besides, presence of such fat in the body from birth enhances the importance of exercise and physical activity.
“Indian newborns often carry extra weight and therefore, it is important for parents to encourage playing, physical activity and observe healthy eating habits,” says Dr Anoop Misra, chairman of Fortis C-DOC Centre for Diabetes. He said abdominal fat is not only responsible for high blood pressure but various other heart diseases as well as insulin resistance and diabetes.
“A susceptibility to metabolic diseases is associated with abdominal adipose tissue distribution and varies between ethnic groups,” the findings of the study said, highlighting the link between body fat and heart diseases.
It also showed that Indian neonates have more body fat than Chinese neonates.
Inputs:TNN
