New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Founder and Chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group, Prathap C Reddy pointed to centuries-old ancestral traits and explained why younger populations are increasingly vulnerable to cardiac issues, emphasising how deep-rooted biological factors influence cardiac health risks among South Asians.

Speaking to ANI, Dr Prathap C Reddy elaborated on how historical factors shape heart-related problems among the young population while emphasising the deeper genetic science behind these occurrences.

He said, "When I came to India, I used to see a lot of young people with heart problems...In 1991, three Indian doctors died in their duty rooms, and then hell broke out. They blamed inactivity, ghee, and coconut oil. But finally, it h...