Inspite of health and well being as priority, one-third of the Indians over 30 years of age suffer from lifestyle diseases: Goqii ‘India Fit’ 2017 report

– 9.4% people are suffering from high cholesterol, followed by 7.7% with diabetes and 6.7% with thyroid

– Of all the age groups, senior citizens are most hit by lifestyle diseases

– Improper nutrition, lack of sleep and stress are adding to the fitness woes of Indians

– Kolkata is the unhealthiest city with 35.7% population suffering from atleast one lifestyle diseases; Bangalore is the new fitness capital of India closely followed by Mumbai and Pune on second and third spot

– Average step count of Indian increases from 6680 to 7746 steps

Bangalore, May 03, 2017:GOQii, the world’s leading health eco-system and preventive health platform, unveiled its‘GOQii India Fit’ 2017 report aimed at providing an insight into the lifestyle of Indians as they strive to walk the path of healthand fitness. The report focuses on various lifestyle diseases prevalent in the country and the cities most affected by these diseases. It also highlights the fitness levels of Indians across various cities and areas of concern in their lifestyles such as diet, sleep pattern and stress levels.

As per the GOQii India Fit’ 2017 report, 33% of the Indian population above 30 years of age is suffering from one or more lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, cardiac problems including high cholesterol, blood pressure, thyroid and Cancer. Close to 9.4% people are suffering from high cholesterol followed by 7.7% suffering from diabetes and 6.76% people suffering from thyroid.

Maximum doctor consultations are taking place in the areas of general medicine which includes digestive disorders such as acidity and constipation. While people are increasingly moving towards remote doctor consultation for all their health issues, of this 30 % of individuals are largely consulting for general medicine for issues such as fever, cold and cough, fatigue, aches and pains of various body parts and for preventive health care to discuss their health test reports. Of the 30% close to 10% are consulting for digestive disorders. 18% population is consulting the doctor for lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. Most individuals do go on medication but, their lifestyle is not seeing a change as no one is telling them that lifestyle changes are important.

Commenting on the report, Vishal Gondal, CEO and FounderGOQii said, “Over the years, there has been an increase in the number of chronic diseases due to the disruptive lifestyle changes in the country. Lack of exercise, erratic eating habits, increase in stress levels and poor sleep patterns are just some of the key reasons behind the increase of this epidemic’’.