The incidence of coronary heart disease and heart attack among people in their 30s -something unheard of earlier - is also becoming frequent, she added.
According to the World Health Statistics 2012 Report, one in three adults worldwide suffer from hypertension, a condition that causes half the deaths by stroke and heart disease.
Mahajan recalled the case of a 27-year-old BPO employee who came to her with complaints of headache and lack of sleep. "When I checked his blood pressure, it was 150/100, which was high. The triglyceride level was also high, but thankfully his kidney function was ok. The main culprit was his lifestyle."
