Health & Fitness
Most people wait for symptoms before taking their health seriously. But some of the biggest risks, heart disease, fatty liver, visceral fat, aneurysms and metabolic syndrome, can build silently for years.
In this episode Dr. Anirudh Kohli, radiologist and CEO of Breach Candy Hospital, to understand how preventive imaging can help detect hidden health risks before they become serious.
Dr. Kohli breaks down the scans and tests that matter, from CT angio, calcium score and photon-counting CT to MRI, DEXA scan, ultrasound, brain MRI angiography and liver elastography. He explains why blood tests alone may not give the full picture, why Indians are at higher risk for early cardiovascular disease, and why visceral fat is one of the most important health markers to track.
This conversation also explores the reality of executive health checkups, the fear around CT scan radiation, the rise of fatty liver due to metabolic syndrome, the limits of full body MRI, and why even fit people, runners and gym-goers can still carry serious hidden risks.
We also discuss:
• Why heart disease can be silent until it becomes dangerous
• What calcium score actually reveals about your heart
• When CT angio may be more useful than a basic checkup
• Why visceral fat matters more than visible weight
• How fatty liver can progress into liver damage
• Whether full body MRI is truly worth doing
• Why a brain MRI angiography may help detect aneurysm risk
• What health scans to consider in your 30s, 40s and 50s
• Why executive health checkups need to go beyond blood tests
• How AI is changing radiology, diagnosis and medical imaging
• Why self-diagnosis through Google or AI can create unnecessary panic
This episode is for anyone who wants to understand preventive health, early detection, medical imaging, heart disease risk, metabolic syndrome and the tests that can help people make better health decisions before symptoms appear.
Watch till the end for a practical, age-wise understanding of preventive scans and what modern medicine can reveal before disease becomes urgent.
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