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Some middle-aged women may think they have waited too long to reduce their risk of stroke by adopting a healthier lifestyle—that it is too late for such a change to make an impact. According to new findings published in Stroke, however, that is far from the truth.
The authors tracked data from more than 60,000 women who enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study. On average, participants enrolled 52 years old and stayed in the study for 26 years.
Strokes were reported in 4.7% of women who made no lifestyle changes—but women who took part in daily exercise, lost weight and stopped smoking saw their risk of a stroke of any kind reduced by 25% and risk of ischemic stroke reduced by 36%. In addition, making recommended dietary “changes—“eating more fish, nuts, whole grains, fruits and vegetables and less red meat, no processed meat and less alcohol”—led to a 23% reduction in total stroke risk.
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