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NEW DELHI: Country's first line of defence along the China border — the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force — has a new 'enemy' in sight in the form of heart attack deaths which has claimed lives of dozens of its jawans in the recent past.

The paramilitary force, whose troops are largely deployed in inhospitable high altitude areas, has pressed the alarm bell on the worrying trend with ITBP chief Subhas Goswami writing to his field commanders along the borders and other locations asking them to make drastic changes in the present cooking style and eating habits of the personnel.

In his communication, the ITBP director general has issued instructions to cut down on the use of high cholesterol ghee and oil for cooking at border posts, battalion locations and in mess rooms of the force as he expressed concern over the high number of deaths due to heart-related problems.

Officials said while close to three dozen jawans had sudden death, including 16 cases of heart attack, in the first six months of this year, over 50 such cases were reported last year from across various locations of the force, including in places where the troops are deployed in plains.

What got the force worried was the fact that some of the heart-related deaths took place among the younger lot who have joined the mountain-trained force in the recent past, the officials said.


The DG, they said, has now got issued a first-ever exhaustive 'recipe book' which talks about preparation of healthy food with the minimal use of oils, spices and salt.

Henceforth, ITBP kitchens will only prepare food as described in these latest manuals.

Goswami, the officials said, took the step after he was told that high calorie and oily food taking toll on the health of the personnel and the absence of a standard cooking guidebook in the force.

Subsequent to this, a 69-page guide recipe book was prepared with the help of nutrition experts charting out the preparation of a balanced diet of vegetarian, non-vegetarian food and desserts by the cooks of the force.


The force has also made regular health check-up mandatory for all the ranks that include the jawans and officers deployed at all hard and normal area duties.

ITBP guards the largely snow-capped 3,488-km Indo-China border at an altitude ranging from 9,000ft to 18,700ft and it conducts both long range and short range patrols along this frontier which is prone to frequent incursion attempts by the troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

ITBP losing jawans to heart attacks; issues good food orders - The Times of India
 
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Well ... to be honest soldiers do need to get acclimatized.

Low oxygen density is not anyone's friend.
Cases have also been reported from deployment in plain areas, hence it's not just a acclimatisation issue.
If such were the case, you would hear more of these incidents from places like Siachen.
 
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Because Pakistanis never get heart attacks, right?

They don't get a chance for that, they get blown up long before heart trouble becomes an issue.

(Yea, I can troll too.)

Do heart-attacks look like phallic objects to you?
 
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So, you remember our previous encounter.:partay: I'm flattered.

I thought I'm the only person who remembers such things.

Anyway, making jokes about the shapes of aircrafts is one thing, but making fun of deaths is quite another.

May the dead rest in peace.
 
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Well even if they stop eating cholesterol food they will get heart attacks anyway when they will face Pakistani and Chinese soldiers in that region . Later they kill unarmed civilians as usual for curing hear attacks.
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khayal rakho bhai Apne faujiyun ka yaar ...
 
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Cases have also been reported from deployment in plain areas, hence it's not just a acclimatisation issue.
If such were the case, you would hear more of these incidents from places like Siachen.

Sir, you are right. It is not a health issue ... actually it is a fear factor and not cure able. God rest their souls to where they belong.
 
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indian army also fits its frontline troops with artificial implants who become impotent due to stress and living conditions in high altitude battle fields , now I guess they will have to do the same about their hearts also
 
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The Border Police is headed by an IPS officer, so that explains many things -_-
 
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