Indian Army Unhealthy?

NEW DELHI: Alarmingly the news has been flashed as the latest survey done by Indian Council of Medical Research and Defense ministry on 767 army officials including 130 officers showed that one-third of the officials were in overweight category and two-thirds had a low HDL or good cholesterol level which is an indication of low metabolism or exercise.

The research also showed that many of the officers were suffering from pre-hypertension symptoms which was also alarming for the army. The study also revealed that the bad eating habits of the army personnel were increasing the risk as most of them were used to eat pickle or ghee or added salt to their food.

The study also mentioned that 40-60% of Indian population does show the symptoms of pre-hypertension but in the army sample the count was alarmingly 80%. The pre-hypertension factor is calculated by measuring the mildly high blood pressure - 120-139mm Hg systolic pressure and a diastolic pressure of 80-89.