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Accidents Replace Stroke as 4th Leading Cause of Death in U.S.

Nothing to do with accidents

Nothing to do with accidents

For most of my medical career, stroke was the third leading cause of death in the U.S., behind heart disease and cancer. Just a few years ago, chronic lower respiratory tract disease surpassed stroke.

Stroke continues to fall in rank and fell recently to fifth place, overtaken by accidents (unintentional injuries).

Even non-fatal strokes can be devastating.

Reduce your risk of stroke by maintaining normal blood pressure, not smoking, exercise regularly, living at a healthy weight, limiting your alcohol consumption, don’t get diabetes, and limit your age to 55. It’s also important to seek medical attention if you have a TIA (transient ischemic attack).

I wouldn’t be surprised if the paleo diet helps prevent stroke, but we don’t have much evidence yet.

Steve Parker, M.D.

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