Suara.com – Apart from a balanced diet, Sports be a way to get a healthy body. These two things are usually done by athlete to improve its performance.
However, this does not mean that athletes are not at risk of contracting non-communicable diseases such as Heart attack. That’s why someone – as healthy as an athlete – is still at risk for a heart attack.
According to a doctor who specializes in heart and blood vessels, Dr. Siska S. Danny Sp.JP (K), every athlete actually has a heart condition that is different from humans in general.
“This is a special group. Athletes have strenuous physical activity and when they train for long periods of time, the shape of the heart changes to match the increased stress of physical activity. Therefore, the athlete’s heart muscle is a little thicker, ”Siska explained in the webinar“ Small Habits of Maintaining a Healthy Heart ”. , Sunday (27.9.2020).
Due to such heart conditions, athletes need more food and intake.
“If there is no balance between consumption, the need for tissue for the heart can cause heart attacks, so athletes over 40 are advised to carry out routine checks,” he said.
Siska added, non-communicable diseases such as heart attacks actually have many factors and causes. So it’s not enough just to look at your lifestyle or eating habits.
“The cause of heart attack is indeed multifactorial and different from infectious diseases. Among other things, what is the diet, what about cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, exercise or not. It is impossible if we have controllable factors, but there are other things that cannot be controlled, one of them. genetically, “He explained.
He says if you have immediate family history, such as father, mother, brother, or sister who have experienced it Heart disease or sudden death at a young age, there are possible genetic risk factors that cannot be avoided.
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