In recent times, a lot of celebrities have succumbed to heart attacks including Puneeth Rajkumar, Sidharth Shukla and Bramha Mishra, among others.?
It is very important to spread the right knowledge and information on what leads to heart attacks as people are already panicking. Hospitals have reported a surge in cardiac tests.?
In the midst of all this, John Abraham has made an insensitive and factually incorrect comment on what causes heart attacks. The explanation he gave on The Kapil Sharma Show has made fans furious who are not only slamming him but schooling him as well.??Medical students have been triggered.?
As per John Abraham, Triglycerides?are bubbles in the blood which travel to the heart to cause a heart attack. Triglycerides are actually a type of fat found in the blood, which is usually measured along with cholesterol levels. Can they lead to heart attack? Yes, but not by traveling to the heart. They may contribute to the hardening of the arteries or the thickening of the artery walls (arteriosclerosis), which increases the risk of stroke, heart attack and heart disease.
John Abraham is a fitness freak and is followed by a lot of people who aspire to make a physique like his. Such a comment can do more harm than good.
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