"Chandigarh is considered the Indian capital of diabetes" | Chandigarh News



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CHANDIGARH: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, professor in the Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, said Thursday that chronic renal kidney disease is progressively increasing due to mortality and morbidity. He was giving a public lecture on "The growing threat of noncommunicable diseases: how to reduce it" as part of the Chandigarh Scientific Congress (Chascon-2019) which was held Thursday at the University of Punjab.

He said March was "World Kidney Month" and the second Thursday in March was celebrated as "World Kidney Day". He added that noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are currently the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. Mortality from NCDs increased from 37.9% in 1990 to 61.8% in 2016, citing cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and cancers as the most common causes of noncommunicable diseases.

He added that although diabetes is not among the top three causes, it is the main food for the rest of these other diseases. Chandigarh is considered the Indian capital of diabetes and, according to the recent study of the Department of Endocrinology, a high incidence of pre-diabetes (15%) and diabetes (40%) has been indicated, the professor added. "It was also worrying that chronic kidney disease was progressively increasing due to mortality and morbidity.The incidence of chronic kidney disease is directly proportional to hypertension and diabetes." Hypertension correlates with salt intake and he advised, ideally, that 5g per day, he added.

Dr. Bhadada said that ideal body weight can be achieved through a balanced diet and optimal exercise with limited intake of salt and calories. He advised doing at least 45 minutes of daily exercise for at least five days a week. But he warned that "with Indian ethnicity, the risk of insulin resistance was genetically predisposed and that, as a result, the optimal time to exercise would be d & # 39; One hour a day for five days a week.

Devendra Dalai, IFS, chief forest conservator and general manager of Chandigarh Renewable Energy, Science & Technology (Crest), welcomed the efforts to organize Chascon. He informed the participants of the efforts made to develop the city as the first solar city in the country.

As part of the congress, section events were organized in various scientific departments. The guest lecture "Strengthening Resilience in Young Adults" was facilitated by Prabhjot Malhi, a professor of child psychology at the pediatric department of PGIMER. She discussed cases of hyperactive disorder with attention deficit.

She has described many cases of children with mental health problems due to an addiction to badgraphy. According to her, vulgarity, objectified music, early exposure to badual content are the main reasons for this addiction in young children. To strengthen resilience among young adults, she emphasized encouraging them to adopt hobbies, exercise, community work and patience to achieve their goals. .

Dr. Asher Minns, Executive Director of the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, presented a lecture on "The Science of Communication on Climate Change and its Trends," organized by geography department, international international students and the geology department.

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