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Want to keep your heart healthy? Do not ignore these simple habits

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Indonesian health experts recommend a balanced diet, regular exercise, weight control, avoiding smoking and routine medical checks to reduce heart disease risks.
  • High blood pressure, high blood sugar and high cholesterol can develop without symptoms and are among the main risk factors targeted by Indonesia’s free health-check program.
  • Indonesia’s Health Ministry said the program had reached 73.8 million people by July 31, 2026, while the WHO recorded about 19.8 million cardiovascular deaths globally in 2022.

Heart disease prevention may begin with habits that appear ordinary: eating a balanced diet, staying active, avoiding cigarettes and maintaining a healthy weight. Regular health checks can reveal risks that people may not notice themselves.

Devi Anggraeni, chief executive of Columbia Asia Hospital Pulomas, said prevention requires more than medical examinations. “Besides examinations, a balanced diet, regular physical activity, maintaining body weight, not smoking, and consulting health professionals according to individual conditions also play a role in maintaining heart health,” she said.

Besides examinations, a balanced diet, regular physical activity, maintaining body weight, not smoking, and consulting health professionals according to individual conditions also play a role in maintaining heart health.

— Devi AnggraeniThe Columbia Asia Hospital Pulomas chief executive described a broad approach to heart disease prevention.

High blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and high cholesterol often produce no obvious symptoms. They may only come to light when someone undergoes a health check. Indonesia’s Health Ministry said its Free Health Check program had reached 73.8 million people by July 31, 2026. Follow-up care under the program focuses on those three risk factors, which can be linked to heart disease, stroke and other health problems.

Freedom is not only about being free from limitations, but also having the opportunity to live a healthy and good-quality life.

— Devi AnggraeniShe linked preventive health care with the opportunity to live a healthy life.

The World Health Organization recorded about 19.8 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide in 2022. It has emphasized prevention, control of risk factors, and early detection and treatment.

Anggraeni said knowing one’s health condition before a problem appears can create an opportunity to act sooner. “Freedom is not only about being free from limitations, but also having the opportunity to live a healthy and good-quality life,” she said. “One form of caring for oneself is knowing one’s health condition before a problem appears. That gives us the opportunity to take the right steps earlier.” She also advised people to consult health workers about checks and preventive measures suited to their individual circumstances.

One form of caring for oneself is knowing one’s health condition before a problem appears. That gives us the opportunity to take the right steps earlier.

— Devi AnggraeniShe encouraged people to undergo checks before symptoms or serious problems emerge.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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