What you can do now to prevent a stroke in the future, according to doctors
Somebody has a stroke every five minutes in the UK, but how can you lower your chance of having one?
According to a recent study the number of people dying of strokes globally could increase by 50% by 2050.
Population growth and ageing mean the number of people dying of strokes will increase from 6.6 million a year in 2020 to 9.7 million in 2050, the World Stroke Organization-Lancet Neurology Commission Stroke Collaboration Group said.
As the NHS website states, it isn’t always possible to prevent a stroke, as some risk factors are unchangeable. This includes age – most strokes happen in people in their 60s and 70s, although anyone can
