Letter to the Editor: Coronary heart disease, genes not to be blamed totally!

Madam, coronary heart disease (CHD) is on rise in young Pakistanis1 and associated factors range from non modifiable as genetic makeup to modifiable ones like life style. Modifiable factors can play a major role in prevention of CHD. Studies have shown that deficiency of folate contributes twice as much to CHD related mortality in Asians as compared to Europeans.2 Adolescence is the stage of life when life style habits are developing and can be moulded which can prevent CHD later in life.