The experts representing public and private heart disease treatment centres said the number of patients with heart complications increases at least by 10 per cent during the particular period of Eid-ul Azha compared to other times, reports BSS.
The intake of red meat becomes a fashion almost in every house as at least 2.5 million of cows and goats are sacrificed every year across the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims in the country.
This particular period is a major source of red meat and high intake of red meat ultimately invites diseases like heart ailments, sources at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) said Monday.
The sources said this time is very crucial for those who are already having high pressure and high cholesterol in blood as intake of red meat increases the risk of heart attack.
The physician advised the people including heart patients not to take excessive quantity of red meat in everyday menu.
Heart diseases has emerged a threat to health in the country as latest survey on cardiovascular diseases revealed that around 35 per cent of the country's adult population are exposed to heart related diseases. Labaid Cardiac Hospital sources said around 1,800 heart patients are being treated every week at its outdoor and 120 indoor wards.
Hospitals including the NICVD and National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh have taken special measures to handle the higher number of patients during this particular period of time.
Source: thefinancialexpress-bd.com
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