A Canadian study published last week online in the Lancet listed the ten risk factors associated with 90% of the risk of stroke. They are:

1. hypertension (high blood pressure)
2. current smoking
3. waist to hip ratio (an indicator of health that compares the size of the waist to the size of the hips)
4. diet
5. alcohol intake
6. regular exercise
7. diabetes
8. stress and depression
9. heart problems
10. lipids (elevated cholesterol or other fat problems in the blood)

All ten risk factors applied to ischemic stroke (the most common kind of stroke which is caused by  the interruption of blood flow like from a clot) while the first five applied to intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke (the kind where there is bleeding in the brain).

The study suggested that specifically treating these ten risk factors could greatly decrease the number of strokes that occur. Something to think about when planning on what you need to do to overall improve your health.  bjmdjd

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ischemic stroke. hemorrhagic stroke · risks of stroke · The Lancet

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