Stroke sufferers getting younger due to poor diet

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Younger people are increasingly suffering strokes because of their unhealthy lifestyle, research has found.

The average of someone suffering a stroke has fallen from 71 years in 1993/4 to 69 years in 2005 and study published in the journal Neurology found.

It was also found that 13 per cent of strokes occurred in people aged under 55 in 1993/4 which increased to 19 per cent in 2005, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Study author Dr Brett Kissela, of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, said: "The reasons for this trend could be a rise in risk factors such as diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol.

"Other factors, such as improved diagnosis through the increased use of MRI imaging may also be contributing.

"Regardless, the rising trend found in our study is of great concern for public health because strokes in younger people translate to greater lifetime disability."