While advancing age increases the risk of developing Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD), living a healthy life from your younger age, may help prevent the disease, which is hype as the number one killer in both men and women globally as well as in India, experts suggest.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), CVD (coronary heart disease, stroke, and hypertension) contribute to 45 percent of all non-communicable disease-related deaths followed by chronic respiratory disease (22 percent), cancers (12 percent) and diabetes (three percent). Nearly 80 percent of premature heart attacks and strokes are preventable, but the preventive measures should begin early.

"Preventive measures like avoiding smoking, taking healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining an ideal weight, blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels should begin from a very young age," Tapan Ghose, Director, and Head, Department of Cardiology, at Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, told IANS.

Heart disease is mainly caused by the build-up of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls, known as atherosclerosis. This build-up begins from a young age and leads to blockage where the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the requirement of the body's tissues. This results in various disorders of the heart and blood vessels.

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