The Aga Khan University hosts first cardiovascular conference "Pulse 2020"

At a conference entitled Pulse 2020 recently held at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, experts said dietary practices were a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in the country and in the absence of any national data on dietary consumption, health practitioners were unaware of what people were consuming. They added there was an urgent need for an operational policy and an action plan to promote healthy eating and active lifestyle.