> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Healthy lifestyle helps prevent stroke - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/healthy_lifestyle_helps_prevent_stroke_0917111020/ - Published: 2011-09-17T11:22:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-22T16:04:26.000Z - Description: Finnish data on 36,686 adults followed about 13.7 years showed those adhering best to healthy habits had a 67% lower risk of stroke, in both men and women, after adjusting for age, blood pressure, cholesterol and other factors. The habits covered smoking, weight, activity, vegetables and alcohol. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Lifestyle, Health News, Stroke, #vivvo-import By David liu, Ph.D. Saturday Sept 16, 2011 (foodconsumer.org) -- Following a healthy lifestyle may more than halve the risk of stroke including both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, according to a study led by researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong University in China. The study showed study participants who adhered best to a healthy lifestyle were only at 67 percent reduced risk of total stroke. The association, which was valid both for men and women, already excluded potential influence from factors including age, gender, education, family history of stroke and diabetes, blood pressure and total serum cholesterol. Yurong Zhang, MD, PhD and colleagues found the correlation after examining data from 36,686 Finnish participants aged 25 to 74 years old who were free of coronary heart disease and stroke at baseline and followed for an average of 13.7 years. The researchers also found 100 percent adherence to the healthy lifestyle indicators may cut the partial population attributable risk for stroke by about 50 percent. The healthy lifestyle indicators included smoking, body mass index, physical activity, and vegetable and alcohol consumption. Stroke, the number three killer in the United States, kills about 137,000 Americans every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For more reports on stroke, read here