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To ensure proper nutrition, you must also maintain proper food portions. This not only helps avoid obesity in sedentary individuals, but also helps prevent malnutrition in people who lack an appetite due to the loss of their sense of smell or taste or who find it difficult to buy groceries and prepare food. Diet and NutritionCertain foods contribute to increased blood pressure and blood cholesterol, increasing the risk for stroke for people who consume them regularly. To help reduce stroke risk:
Physical Inactivity and Obesity (Overweight)Being inactive, obese or both can increase the risk of high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. To help reduce stroke risk:
Excessive AlcoholAn average of more than one alcoholic drink a day for women and more than two drinks a day for men can increase the risk of stroke. To help reduce stroke risk: Use common sense and moderation when drinking, staying within recommended limits consistently. StressThe relationship between stress and stroke is an indirect one due to the effect of stress on blood pressure. Stress increases blood pressure, and high blood pressure is a major risk factor for stroke. A one-time stressful event rarely causes disease, but unresolved stress over the years can contribute to high blood pressure. Illegal Drug UseIntravenous drug abuse carries a high risk of stroke. Cocaine use has
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