Heart disease cases are increasing<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Economic growth has resulted in an increase in
\nheart disease in Indonesia, according to the chairman of the
\nIndonesian Cardiology Association.<\/p>\n
\"The increase of heart disease in Jakarta and other big cities
\nin Indonesia has been mainly caused by fast improvements in
\neconomic conditions. The trend has driven the people to consume
\nmore food with high levels of carbohydrates, fat, salt and
\ncholesterol,\" association chairman Dede Kusmana said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Speaking to journalists about National Heart Week 1995, which
\nwill take place from Nov. 9 until Nov. 16, Dede said that another
\ncause of increasing incidence of heart disease is stress. He said
\nthat living in Jakarta is stressful because daily activities are
\nmarked by tight economic competition.<\/p>\n
National Heart Week, which is being organized by the
\nIndonesian Heart Foundation in cooperation with private
\ncompanies, will include seminars, social activities and sports
\nevents.<\/p>\n
Dede said that, ideally, the economic development of a country
\nshould not sacrifice the health of its people.<\/p>\n
He said that the Japanese are the best at taking care of their
\nhealth and that their healthy eating habits have given Japan one
\nof the world's lowest levels of heart disease.<\/p>\n
In Jakarta, by contrast, heart disease is the foremost cause
\nof death, Dede said.<\/p>\n
\"According to a health survey conducted in Jakarta in 1992,
\nheart attack is the number one killer here,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said that the 1992 survey also found that 16.9 percent of
\ndeaths registered in Jakarta were caused by heart attacks.<\/p>\n
\"This is very high compared with 5.9 percent in the 1980s and
\n1.5 percent in the 1970s,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Dede said 400 Jakartans have been hospitalized with heart
\ntrouble every year since 1992.<\/p>\n
However, Dede remains optimistic about the prospects for a
\nhealthier urban population here.<\/p>\n
\"Indonesia can be a modern country while at the same time
\nhaving the lowest ranking for heart disease,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said that the keys to having a healthier heart are
\nincreasing physical exercise and consuming more vegetables and
\nfruit. (03)<\/p>",
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