The following are contributing factors that often lead to stroke. Awareness of these factors and positive changes in lifestyle may help in preventing stroke.
Controllable Stroke Risk Factors:
- High blood pressure
- Tobacco use
- High cholesterol
- Obesity/overweight
- Physical inactivity
- Diabetes
- Atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat)
- Unhealthy diet
- Cardiac disease
Uncontrollable Stroke Risk Factors:
- Age
- Gender
- Family history
- Race
There are many stroke risk factors that your careful behavior cannot impact. Therefore, no matter how pro-active you are about your good health, preventing a stroke is more than diet and exercise. It is wise to have a Life Line Screening preventive health screening and work with your personal physician to strive towards stroke prevention.
Learn about stroke screening.
