Screening of blood pressure and blood sugar should start from the 20s, advise doctors
Telegraph | 30 December 2024
A charity organisation, promoting awareness against non-communicable diseases (NCD), has released a slogan that screening of blood pressure and blood sugar should start from the 20s.
The website of the World Health Organisation (WHO) says that “the main types of NCD are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.” It adds: “These ... account for over 80 per cent of all premature NCD deaths.”