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StrokeSense : Are You At Risk?

Inactivity

Are You At Risk?

Questions to Ask Your Physician

The Roles of Age and Heredity

Type 2 Diabetes

High Blood Pressure

Heart Disease

Smoking

Obesity

Inactivity

Poor Diet

High Triglyceride/ Cholesterol Levels

Excessive Alcohol Consumption

Substance Abuse

Self-Monitoring Your Condition

People who don't exercise have an increased risk for stroke. Regular exercise helps prevent stroke by reducing high blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL, the bad kind). Exercise also makes blood vessel walls more flexible and, in turn, prevents atherosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries").

Reference

Source of Material: RockHill Communications, 14 Rock Hill Road Bala, Cynwyd, PA 19004, (610) 667-2040,
Writer: Christine Norris
Editors: Erin Murphy, Andrea King, Joanne Poeggel, Ron Wozny
Clinical Reviewer: Patt Panzer, M.D.
Date Written: 4/30/01
Last Revised: 4/3/03