Increasing awareness From: New Straits Times | Date: September 25, 2005 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

New Straits Times
09-25-2005
Increasing awareness
Edition: New Sunday Times

IT'S World Heart Day today.

Celebrated every year on the last Sunday of September, the day is aimed
at increasing public awareness of heart diseases. It also promotes

preventive measures to reduce the incidence of heart diseases worldwide.

A theme is selected for each year's celebration and the theme this year

is "Healthy Weight, Healthy Shape".

National Heart Institute (IJN) chief executive officer Mohd Radzif Mohd

Yunus said being overweight, due to poor eating habits and lack of

exercise, is known to ...

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