First-Time Stroke Risk Lowered by Diets High in Fruit, Vegetables, Whole Grains and Nuts

Updated AHA/ASA guideline published in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke says that eating Mediterranean or DASH-style diets, regularly engaging in physical activity and keeping your blood pressure under control can lower your risk of a first-time stroke. "We have a huge opportunity to improve how we prevent new strokes, because risk factors that can be changed or controlled - especially high blood pressure - account for 90 percent of strokes," said ...

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