Preventing a stroke

This section tells you how you could reduce the risk of stroke for yourself or someone you care for.1000 people under 30 have a stroke each year

Some people are more at risk of stroke than others. Some factors can't be changed - like your genes or your age. However, simple lifestyle changes may prevent you from having a stroke. If you have already had a stroke, such changes may help prevent stroke happening again.

In this section
Why a stroke happens
Smoking
Drinking alcohol
Healthy eating
Exercise
Steps to reduce your risk
What you can't change
Stopping stroke happening again

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Alcohol and stroke
Aspirin and stroke
Diabetes and stroke
Diet and stroke
Gentle exercise
High blood pressure and stroke
Smoking and stroke
Stroke in African-Caribbean people
Stroke in South Asian people
Women and stroke