Bulgaria Marks World Heart Day

Society | September 26, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
Bulgaria Marks World Heart Day Bulgarians marked the World Heart Day with a special walk organized in Sofia. This year’s World Heart Day was under the motto Children, Adolescents and Heart Disease. Photo by Kameliya Atanasova (novinite.com)

People in Sofia could go out and walk for health on the World Heart Day (WHD)- September 26.

Children in Bulgaria and abroad are increasingly adopting unhealthy lifestyles and the leading causes of heart disease and stroke, obesity, poor diets, smoking and physical inactivity, are now being seen at an alarmingly early age.

Because of this, World Heart Day will focus on Children, Adolescents and Heart Disease. Around 100 countries will take part in this, the fifth annual, World Heart Day with member societies organizing educational activities for everyone to get involved.

Thousands of people around the world will join in one of the walks, runs, jump rope or fitness sessions, have a health check or learn about heart-healthy lifestyles from the public talks, scientific forums and exhibitions.

World Heart Day is to encourage the world's population to lead a healthier lifestyle by taking more physical exercise and reducing the risk of heart disease through smoke-free living, healthy nutrition and weight control, amongst other measures, Professor Poole-Wilson, President of the World Heart Federation told when speaking of the special event.

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