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Dr Shriram Nene Shares 21-Day Plan for Better Health and Heart Care
- •Cardiovascular surgeon Dr Shriram Nene emphasized the urgent need for preventive healthcare in India to combat rising rates of diabetes and heart disease driven by sedentary lifestyles and poor diets.
- •Nene introduced his book 21 Days to Good Health, advocating for sustainable daily habits such as portion control, regular movement, restorative sleep, and stress management over extreme fitness routines.
- •He highlighted the role of technology, wearable sensors, and artificial intelligence in tracking health indicators and enabling early medical intervention.
- •Nene warned that strenuous exercise cannot compensate for poor eating habits and cautioned young Indians against sudden, intense weekend workouts without proper physical conditioning.
- •He stressed the importance of maintaining muscle mass with age, nurturing meaningful social relationships, and relying on clinical evidence rather than social media trends for medical advice.
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Dr Shriram Nene warns that sedentary lifestyles, poor dietary habits involving high-calorie carbohydrates, and inadequate early screening are driving up rates of metabolic diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular conditions.
He advocates for sustainable daily habits, portion control, balanced meals, and the Okinawan practice of stopping eating when 80 percent full. He also advises against intense workouts meant to compensate for poor diets and suggests a protein intake of 1.2 to 1.6 grams per kilogram of body weight for active adults.
Nene stresses that cardiovascular disease often affects South Asian men at younger ages due to sedentary work and sudden, intense weekend exercise without proper conditioning. He advocates for technology, wearable sensors, medical history assessments, and early screening to catch risk factors before they require medical intervention.
