A sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy food habits are linked to the increased incidence of Non-Communicable Diseases in the country Vice president Venkaiah Naidu said.
The Vice President claimed that 98 per cent of rural people are not affected by the COVID-19 due to a healthy lifestyle and living close to nature.
Saying that nature has been kind to India in the form of abundant sunlight and air, Venkaiah regretted that they are not being taken advantage of, leading to the occurrence of various diseases.
Venkaiah stressed the need to promote organic farming, revisit our traditional food habits and promote the consumption of protein-rich food for better health outcomes.
Cautioning against the fad for instant food, he quipped “instant food means constant disease.” he stated .
Venkaiah suggested that scientists must continue to work to develop simpler and cost-effective methods for the diagnosis of various genetic diseases to help in better patient management.
He asked CDFD to create awareness among the people through media on the services it was offering on genetic diseases. Venkaiah commended CDFD’s Corona Warriors for providing an accurate diagnosis of the viral infection.
