HEALTH TIPS: Stroke and the healthy five
Posted on : 11-06-2009 | By : Health Promotion | In : Health Tips
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“Stroke and the healthy five”
Health Tip – Healthy Next Step – What You Need to Know About Stroke (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
“This same low-risk lifestyle may have prevented between 65 and 80 percent of coronary heart disease and 90 percent of diabetes within these same populations.’’
The healthy five: * Not smoking * Maintaining healthy weight * Exercising 30 minutes or more a day * Eating lots of fruits and vegetables, fiber, chicken and fish, and not a lot of processed meats. * And drinking alcohol in moderation
The study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Health Tip courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Last revised: August, 27 2008
