New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The next time you get yourself a pack of processed foods, it may benefit if you pause and rethink. That bag of chips or bowl of ready-to-eat meal may just be quietly and slowly increasing your risk of stroke. A stroke is one of the leading causes of death globally, and alarmingly, more young people are having strokes due to modern lifestyles. Unhealthy eating, stress, smoking, regular alcohol consumption, and sedentary lives can lead to high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes, which are major risk factors for stroke. Making changes to your diet is one of the first step you can take to prevent stroke, says a nutrition and fitness expert on the occasion of World Stroke Day 2025.

A stroke happens when the blood flow...