Some Interesting facts about your Heart:
- An average heart beats (contraction and expansion) 1,00,000 times and pumps about 2000 gallons of blood
- In a 70-year lifetime, an average human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times.
- Your body has about 5.6 liters (6 quarts) of blood. This 5.6 liters of blood circulates through the body three times every minute. In one day, the blood travels a total of 19,000 km (12,000 miles)--that's four times the distance across the US from coast to coast.
- As a kid, your resting pulse might range from 90 to 120 beats per minute. As an adult, your pulse rate slows to an average of 72 beats per minute.
- The heart pumps about 1 million barrels of blood during an average lifetime--that's enough to fill more than 3 super tankers.
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The heart is one of the main organs of the body apart from brain. But heart diseases are on rise these days because of the unhealthy lifestyle and food habits of the people. Due to all this people are becoming overweight. Being overweight has many health risks and one of the health risks is heart disease. If you want to keep your heart healthy you need to take proper healthy balanced diet and regular physical activity like exercise.
How to maintain a healthy weight?
Avoid foods high in fat: choose lean meats, cut the skin off chicken, choose low-fat dairy products, and eat fish regularly. Eat smaller portions. Reduce sugar and alcohol intake Be physically active: choose activities that you enjoy and can keep up. If you are already overweight, you need to lose some weight. But it is important to do it slowly and properly. Avoid diets that promise rapid weight loss. Don't starve yourself or miss meals. Take the advice of your doctor or a professional dietitian. |
