World Health Day: Protect Your Heart By Dr. Kamal Gupta, Additional Director Cardiologist, Fortis Hospital, Faridabad On World Health Day, let us prioritize heart health. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death, increasingly affecting younger individuals. Key risks include poor diet, inactivity, smoking, stress, diabetes, and hypertension. The good news—most heart disease is preventable. Eat healthy, exercise regularly, quit tobacco, and monitor BP, sugar, and cholesterol. Early detection is critical, as symptoms are often silent. This World Health Day, take a pledge: protect your heart through small, consistent lifestyle changes—because a healthy heart means a longer, healthier life.