Technical experts vulnerable to lifestyle diseases
Hyderabad: TI’s workforce in Hyderabad is between 9 lakh to 10 lakh, generating an income of over Rs 2,41,275 million in Telangana in the financial year 2022-23.
Although TI employees in Hyderabad have turned into a veritable machine room that boosts the economy, public health workers and nutritional health experts say there is a need to protect individuals in the region by promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing risks. Not enough has been done. There will potentially be a significant increase in non-communicable diseases (ENT) among the age group of 30 to 40 years in the next years.
Researchers at the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) have concluded that most of the employees involved in the TI sector in Hyderabad lead risky lifestyles, limit physical activities and are always exposed to excessive occupational stress. , after conducting a recent study on workplace well-being in the IT sector of Hitech City, Madhapur.
According to the study, as a result of their vulnerability to occupational stress and lifestyle, software workers are at risk of developing heart disease, blood pressure, diabetes, cerebrovascular accidents and other related diseases such as kidney disease and chronic heart disease. The NIN was published in the journal Nutrients in August 2023, he said.
Gradual TI change in Hyderabad inculcates the habit of leading an active life. Lifestyle of life.
“There have been many positive changes in terms of adopting an active lifestyle, but there is still a lot to be done. Over the years, we have collaborated with major TI companies to create groups of employees who together do physical activities such as working out in the gym, running, yoga sessions, walking and even attending orientation sessions on healthy living. Are. However, I believe there is still a lot of work to be done”, says Rajesh Vetcha, Founder President, Hyderabad Runners.
The NIN study showed that TI individuals (aged between 26 and 35 years) were more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome (MetS), which leads them to ENT. MetS is defined as the presence of three or more of the five important risk factors, including waist circumference 90 cm or more in men, 80 cm or more in women, triglycerides (TG) levels 150 mg/dL. Is. or higher, high levels of triglycerides (TG) of 150 mg/dL or higher. Lipoprotein density levels (HDL-C).
