What causes stroke and how do we prevent it?

To me..stroke is causes by overeaten of oily food.I think the best way to prevent it is to have a balanced diet.

hi, strokes are caused mainly by obsession , accumulation of too much of fat in your body, in order for you to avoid stroke, do exercises, avoid over oily food, maintain balanced diet and most important you have to be punctual in eating food from time to time

Hi Blockage of an artery in the brain due to the blood clot is the major reason for stroke. The major factors leads to this condition are high blood pressure, cholesterol and smoking. There may be some other reasons for stroke also. But I am not aware about them. We can prevent stroke by controlling the blood pressure and if any body is suffering from hypertension, always keep it in the normal level by having medicines at right time. Check the cholesterol and take measures to have a minimum of bad cholesterol and also quit smoking. Be away from the smokers when they smoke to avoid passive smoking.