It's not surprising. Of some 16,000 Singaporeans who die each year, nearly one-quarter do so from the disease. This makes heart disease Singapore's second biggest killer after cancer. The Ministry of Health has also predicted that heart disease could cause up to 40 per cent of all deaths here in 20 years' time.
Prevention is undoubtedly better than cure.
When fatty deposits build up in the walls of the coronary arteries, they become narrower, reducing the flow of blood to the heart. Over time, the flow of blood can be blocked. The interruption of blood supply in the coronary arteries results in coronary heart disease. This can occur when there are have high levels of fat and cholesterol in the blood. It is partly due to eating a lot of food high in fat and cholesterol.