| Besides cancer and heart diseases, stroke is the third | | | | that causes the blood to clot activity of cells in result of |
| leading cause of death. Approximate 1/4 of all stroke | | | | blocking blood flow and damaging the blood vessels in |
| victims die as a direct result of the stroke or it's | | | | the brain. |
| complications. Stroke is caused by uncontrolled diet | | | | 3. Excessive drinking |
| that is high in saturated and trans fats resulting in | | | | Moderate drinking is good for your heart, but |
| cholesterol build up in the arteries and high blood | | | | excessive drinking can raise levels of some fats in |
| pressure. In other words, if cholesterol building up in the | | | | your blood causing cholesterol to build up in the arteries |
| arteries is blocking the circulation of blood in any part | | | | and blood vessels in the brain resulting in increase of |
| of the body causing oxygen not to be delivered to the | | | | the risk of stroke. |
| brain, resulting in some cells in the brain to die off and | | | | 4. Diabetes |
| are unable reproduce, then we have stroke. Other | | | | People with diabetes tend to develop heart disease or |
| strokes happen when a blood vessel in the brain | | | | have strokes at an earlier age than other people. |
| ruptures causing the cells in your brain to be deprived | | | | Diabetes with unhealthy diet causes high blood glucose |
| of oxygen in your blood, they die and never come | | | | levels that damage nerves and blood vessels, leading |
| back. | | | | to complications such as heart disease and stroke, the |
| There are similar causes of stroke and heart diseases, | | | | leading causes of death among people with diabetes. |
| but in stroke the result is more severe. Any delay of | | | | 5. Obesity - a body mass index of 30 or higher |
| rescuing will result in death of the victim. Here are | | | | Study shows that even after adjusting for other |
| some causes of stroke: | | | | stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure, |
| 1. Unhealthy diet | | | | diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, cardiac diseases, |
| A diet high in saturated and trans fats causes bad | | | | moderate alcohol consumption, and physical activity; |
| cholesterol to build up in your blood vessels in the brain, | | | | obesity is still associated with a greatest risk of stroke |
| blocking oxygen needed for the cells thus increasing | | | | in men and women. |
| the risk of stroke. Also unhealthy diet causes high | | | | 6. Use of birth control pills |
| blood pressure making your heart work harder to | | | | Birth control pills contain estrogen and one of two |
| pump blood to your body in result of heart diseases. | | | | other hormones, lynestrenol or norethisterone that |
| High blood pressure also causes the blood vessels in | | | | increase the risk of blood clotting, which can lead to |
| your brain to harden and thin, increasing the risk of | | | | ischemic stroke especially in woman who smoke and |
| stroke. | | | | who are older than 35. |
| 2. Smoking | | | | There are many other causes of stroke such as heart |
| Smoking not only has a devastating effect on the | | | | diseases that we have discussed lengthily in the heart |
| health of the smoker but also to anyone that inhales its | | | | diseases articles. |
| toxic fumes. Cigarettes contain high levels of cadmium | | | | |