Port Blair, Dec 22: The VHAI-Aparajita organised a seminar on ‘Lifestyle Disease-Cause and Prevention” at Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Lamba Lane here recently. More than 200 students of higher classes along with 15 teachers attended the seminar. Dr. Avijit Roy (Dy. Director, Health) elaborated on the causes and prevention of Lifestyle Diseases e.g. Hypertension, Cardiovascular diseases, Type II Diabetes, Obesity, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Students, during the interactive session, asked questions on the subject. Mr Mrinmoy Chatterjee of VHAI-Aparajita spoke on consequences of unhealthy lifestyle and suggested healthy lifestyle measures to combat the growing menace of Lifestyle Diseases.
