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Food for stroke: These foods help prevent stroke

2020-09-09T13:57:21.219Z


A stroke is the third leading cause of death in Germany. But there are lifestyle changes that can help prevent stroke.


A stroke is the third leading cause of death in Germany.

But there are lifestyle changes that can help prevent stroke.

  • According to the portal “Neurologists and Psychiatrists on the Net”, 200,000 people in Germany suffer a stroke every year - one in five dies within four weeks.

  • This makes the stroke the third leading cause of death in Germany after heart attacks and cancer.

    High blood pressure, smoking and diabetes * are among the stroke risk factors.

  • Here you can find out

    how you can recognize a stroke and which diet has a preventive effect

    .

A stroke is caused by a problem with the blood supply to the brain or bleeding.

As a result, certain functions in the brain fail.

The risk of a stroke - also called apoplexy or stroke - increases with age, but younger people can also get sick.

Immensely important: A stroke must be treated immediately by a doctor, otherwise so many brain cells die that the patient suffers permanent damage such as paralysis or even dies.

You can use the FAST test to tell if it is a stroke:

  • F as in Face

    : Does the corner of the mouth droop when smiling?

  • A for arm

    : Extend both arms with your palms upwards - does one arm drop down?

  • S for language

    : repeat a sentence - does the language sound slurred?

  • T as in Time / Zeit

    : If you have problems with one of the above tasks, you should immediately dial the emergency number 112.

A healthy lifestyle with plenty of exercise and a

balanced diet

is said to have a positive effect on the risk of stroke - but there are differences depending on the type of stroke, as researchers have now found.

Also read:

Lower cholesterol the easy way - with these foods

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Red meat increases the risk of cerebral infarction - no influence on cerebral haemorrhage

Ischemic stroke - also known as cerebral infarction - is the most common type of stroke.

In patients, a blood vessel supplying the brain narrows or closes.

A large-scale European study involving nine countries and around 420,000 people looked at the relationship between eating habits and the risk of stroke.

The researchers found that eating

whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, cheese, and other dairy products

can lower the risk of ischemic stroke.

Red or processed meat, on the other hand, increased the risk of getting sick.

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Stroke survey

The situation is different with a hemorrhagic attack, also known as cerebral hemorrhage.

A blood vessel bursts in the brain, which means that the brain tissue behind it is not adequately supplied with oxygen.

In this second type of stroke, diets high in fiber, fruits and vegetables had no effect.

“These nutritional factors do not seem to have a protective effect on the risk of cerebral hemorrhage,” infranken.de quotes Professor Hans-Christoph Diener, press spokesman for the German Society for Neurology.

Only the consumption of eggs significantly increased the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. 

The risk increases with a third egg per day.

But according to Tammy Tong from Oxford University, it is initially only a statistical connection.

Cause and effect can only be clarified with further research, as reported by Bayerischer Rundfunk.

(jg) * Merkur.de belongs to the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network

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More sources: www.tk.de

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Source: merkur

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