Not too late to reduce stroke risk
WOMEN who kick bad habits in middle age cut their risk of a stroke by more than a third, research shows.
A daily burst of exercise, consuming less junk food and alcohol, not smoking and shedding a few pounds if overweight is all it takes, scientists said.
The finding published in Stroke adds to increasing evidence it is never too late to protect against serious illnesses.
The report’s lead author Professor Goodarz Danaei, a cardiologist in Boston, said: “Women who made lifestyle modifications in middle age reduced their long-term risk of total stroke by nearly a quarter and ischaemic stroke, the most common type, by more than one third.”