According to World Health Organisation (WHO) nearly 61% deaths in India are attributed to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), viz., heart disorders, cancer and diabetes. Almost 23% are at risk of premature death due to such diseases. In India, a total of 58,17,000 deaths in 2016, were estimated from diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart problems. Experts are concerned over rapidly increasing incidence because of changing lifestyle and factors like pollution. Four risk factors responsible are tobacco, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and excessive consumption of alcohol. Major metabolic risk factors are obesity, and raised blood pressure, blood glucose and blood cholesterol levels. Cardiovascular diseases viz., coronary heart disease, stroke and hypertension contribute 45% of all NCD deaths, followed by chronic respiratory disease (22%), cancer (12%) and diabetes (3%). Despite having a lower percentage of deaths from NCDs, the share of premature deaths in India due to such diseases is quite significant. Cancer, diabetes and heart diseases alone account for 55% of the premature mortality in India in the age group of 30-69 years... Read More