Exercise more, cut fat from your diet, and drink less. Look at factors in which you scored 3 points or more in the quiz. Again, if you smoke, quit. Cut back your drinking to moderate levels. You'll lower your risk of clogging the arteries that feed your brain.
Regular exercise reduces risk factors like high blood pressure, and it also keeps the weight off.
Once you pack on 20 percent more than your ideal weight, your stroke risk increases by as much as 10 percent. From Men's Health Magazine, April 2000, page 54. Copyright 2000 by Men's Health Magazine. Reprinted by permission. All Rights Reserved.