Research on Obesity/Obesity and Strokes Part 2
Yesterday we discussed obesity in hispanics and how it has lead to their having a higher risk of stroke than white non-hispanics.
We also discussed how obesity can lead to a stroke by increasing your risk of: high blood pressure and diabetes.
And that “losing weight will not only lower your risk for a stroke, but also lower your blood pressure, and lower your risk for diabetes.”
The thing is most everything that can lead to a stroke can be controlled. How? By simply making good choices!
You see, we choose to be overweight, to smoke and drink too much alcohol.
We choose to eat poorly, which leads to high cholesterol and obesity.
We choose to sit on our butts too much, which increases our risk of hypertension (high blood pressure) and obesity, along with a host of other stuff.
It sounds a little crazy doesn’t it, that our choices play such a big role in whether or not we’ll have a stroke. Since that’s the case, doesn’t it just make sense to start making smarter choices?
After all, who seriously wants to continue making choices that can lead to a stroke, which in turn could turn you into a vegetable or kill you.
Of course, there’s some factors you can’t control or do anything about because some are inherited, like your family history.
There’s also increasing age, gender, your race, a previous stroke or perhaps you might have an irregular heartbeat, particularly atrial fibrillation.
Even if you don’t have risk factors for strokes now, you should take steps to prevent strokes as early as you can.
Tomorrow I’ll pass on some tips and links to help you begin making smarter choices.
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