V. Anuradha ¹, D. Vidhya ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of death and it ranks third among the chronic diseases. It is gaining ground throughout the world, in both developed and developing countries. The incidence of diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate in India, today. It was estimated that India which had 19.4 million diabetics in 1995 is expected to register a near three fold increase by 2025.

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V. Anuradha ¹, D. Vidhya ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is one of the chronic diseases and it accounts for half of the death by chronic diseases. The three major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are hyperlipidemia, hypertension and cigarette smoking. The hyperlipidemia may occur from increased levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in a variety of lipoproteins. The serum cholesterol is a potent indicator of risk of coronary heart disease.

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