Abstain from fast food and live longer
The Provost, College of Medicine, University of Ilorin, Prof. Ayo Omotosho, has canvassed total abstinence from fast food as a veritable panacea to cardiac arrest.
A renowned cardiologist, Omtosho said that, "occurrence of sudden death is not a new phenomenon in our society, and cannot also be localized. The fact of it is that we are just becoming more aware of it. Sudden death results from cardiovascular pathology conditions that have to do with the heart and the blood vessels."
To him, lipid rich diets have the propensity to increase the cholesterol level. He advised those with family history of sudden deaths to visit their doctors as they remain prone to cardiac arrest. Besides, he warned those in the habit of making the heart "to electrically misbehave" by way of ingesting into their systems stimulants like cocaine or heroin, noting that such a way of life could trigger off cardiac arrest.
He advised "we should shun the eating and social habits of the Western world, they are parts of the risk factors of sudden death. We should replace such food with our traditional food. We should avoid the rat race, as that age is over. We should have enough time to rest. A male is more prone to developing pulmonary heart disease than a woman. A woman can only develop this at certain age of life. Again we should stop the ingestion of stimulant especially cocaine, leading to disturbance of the rhythm of the heart or causing dangerous cardiac arrhythmias."
Omotosho urged Nigerians to exercise regularly at least three to four times per week. Besides, he encouraged them to eat more vegetable while those already diagnosed of the causative diseases should see their doctors frequently and should also take their pills as recommended by their doctors.
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