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Diet, Obesity, and Physical Activity

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Handbook of Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Neurology ((CCNEU))

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The statistics concerning weight, diet, and exercise in the United States are grim. Seventy-five percent of Americans fail to exercise at least 30 minutes a day. Obesity, low levels of physical activity, and Western diets rich in lipids and carbohydrates and poor in fruits and vegetables contribute to the intermediate medical conditions that increase stroke risk: hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. The heartening aspect, however, is that these risk factors are potentially modifiable if clinicians identify and address the issues and patients comply with current recommendations.

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  1. Karen L. Furie
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  1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Karen L. Furie MD, MPH  & Peter J. Kelly MD, MS, MRCPI  & 

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Karen L. Furie MD, MPH

  3. Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Peter J. Kelly MD, MS, MRCPI

  4. University College, Dublin, Ireland

    Peter J. Kelly MD, MS, MRCPI

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Furie, K.L. (2004). Diet, Obesity, and Physical Activity. In: Furie, K.L., Kelly, P.J. (eds) Handbook of Stroke Prevention in Clinical Practice. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-769-7_7

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