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Specialist spoke on Hypertension and Diabetes
Day was held yesterday for the Prevention of Hypertension and Diabetes in the hall of the Municipal Tourism Entity (EMTURI) in Puerto Iguazu. It was the second of 18 lectures organized by the IPS for the first part of this year to raise public awareness about these diseases. The next will be held on Thursday, 31 this month Itaembé Mini.
The lecture is offered in the city of Niagara was led by Dr. Francisco Furiato, specialist in nutrition and diabetes, who divided his presentation into two parts: the first referred to hypertension and the second to diabetes. Furiato had participated in the workshops that were held in Posadas and Oberá in October last year. The event was opened by the director of Medical Audit Social Security Institute, Alfredo Meichtry, who welcomed the participants. In addition, during the talk were raffled tensiometers and blood sugar meters in attendance. Hypertension is one of chronic noncommunicable diseases more common in the population characterized by a sustained increase in blood pressure in the arteries above the normal limits. Which is defined by two values: the “high” systolic or “low” or diastolic.
The latter being more important to maintain normal range. The Social Security Institute is available to the member the “Program for Prevention and Control of High Blood Pressure” (PredHicAR) aimed at reducing morbidity and affiliates are direct and indirect recipients of the Social Work from the 40 years and younger with medical records to justify the diagnosis of arterial pressure. Meanwhile, the diabetes is a metabolic disorder during the process that converts the food you eat into energy.
Insulin is the most important factor in this process. The World Health Organization estimates that 7% of those community members with diabetes and is both a cause of greater weight as a precursor to epidemiological cardiovascular disease predisposing to stroke. The IPS provides the member Program of Primary Care and Prevention of Diabetes, aimed at reducing diabetes morbidity and risk of cardiovascular disease or stroke added, through prevention (diagnosis) and control (attendance).
Olive Oil Prevents Obesity, Hypertension and Diabetes
According to various studies, a diet rich in olive oil may reduce the incidence of obesity, diabetes and hypertension within a balanced diet and moderate quantities.
In the development of obesity, hypertension and diabetes is a genetic component, but the most important of these diseases are lifestyle, diet and exercise, hence the importance of avoiding idleness and promote a balanced and healthy diet.
The diet is probably the most important factor for the development of obesity, hypertension and diabetes because a high intake of fat, especially saturated fats, in the population. Read the rest of this entry »
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