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Stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted (ischemic stroke) or when blood vessels in the brain leak or burst (hemorrhagic stroke). This condition is seen as a terrible scourge because apart from its sudden appearance, the fatality rate is also high.
Indeed, the risk of stroke is influenced by a number of factors that cannot be controlled, such as genetics, age and race. But apart from that, there are also things that can be controlled to reduce the risk of stroke. The reason is, this stroke is also influenced by habits such as diet and daily lifestyle.
Quoted from NBC News, Here are some habits that increase the risk of having a stroke.
1. Often eat high-fat foods
Food that goes through the frying process can increase the risk of stroke.
At the American Stroke Associations (ASA) International Stroke Conference, researchers from the University of North Carolina mentioned the finding that post-menopausal women who consumed a high-fat diet had a 40 percent higher incidence of ischemic stroke than those who consumed a low-fat diet.
2. Choose to live single
A Tel Aviv University study of more than 10,000 Israeli men found that people who married in middle age were 64 percent less likely to die of stroke over the next 34 years than single men.
The data is adjusted for other factors such as socioeconomic status, blood pressure and smoking. Apart from that, men who are dissatisfied with their marriage are also at the same risk of stroke as single men.
3. Feeling unhappy
Happiness becomes music to one’s cardiovascular system. Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston reported in 2001 that older people with a positive mood and attitude were protected from stroke.
Even a gradual increase in happiness reduced the risk in men by 41 percent and the risk in women by 18 percent of having a stroke.
4. Excess body weight
According to researchers from the University of Minnesota, being overweight also increases the risk of having a stroke.
In a study presented at the International Stroke Conference, researchers looked at 13,000 Americans for 19 years and found that people with the highest Body Mass Index (BMI) were more at risk of stroke than someone with a lower BMI.
According to the study author, Hiroshi Yatsuya in a statement, this is related because several stroke risk factors can be exacerbated by obesity. Apart from that, he said that high blood pressure and diabetes were the biggest causes.
5. Smoking
The smoking habit makes a person more susceptible to stroke. “Smoking almost doubles your risk of ischemic stroke,” say experts at John Hopkins Medicine.
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2023-09-28 00:00:39
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