Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. The epidemic of heart attacks has been attaining alarming proportion in recent times
causing grave concern especially to the medical fraternity,
2. To contain and control the increasing death and disability from heart attacks and to focus
on public awareness and their involvement at global level, the World Health Organization
(WHO) and the World Heart Federation (WHF Observed September 24 h as the World
Heart Day,
3. What causes heart attacks? Dr. HS. Waslr. Chief Cardiologist and Medical Director,
Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, lists four main habits which adversely affect
the heart health. These are: lack of physical exercise, wrong eating habits. cigarette
smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and stressful lifestyle.
4. The importance of physical exercise in minimizing the incidence of heart attacks cannot
be underestimated. "Physical exercise," says Dr. Wasir." plays a major role in achieving a
long and healthy life in general and prevention of heart attacks in particular." There are
several studies showing that physically active people have higher longevity than those
sedentary or physically inactive.
5. In fact, the review of modern medical literature sums up the role of physical activity in
health as 'regular physical exercise adds not only years to life but also life to year." It is the
experience
of many modern day physicians that some patients of angina (chest pain or​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The epidemic of heart attacks has been attaining alarming proportion in recent times

causing grave concern especially to the medical fraternity,