LAI has been advocating for regular lipid profile screenings from the age of 20, and from the age of two for those with a family history of high cholesterol or premature coronary heart disease in men under 55 years and women under 65 years.
Heart diseases accounted for about 25,000 to 28,000 deaths in India for the past four years or so, says a 2022 report titled Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India .