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Strokes increasing among young Americans

Thursday, February 10, 2011
A new study finds that strokes are increasing dramatically among young and middle-aged Americans.

A new study finds that strokes are increasing dramatically among young and middle-aged Americans. (KABC Photo)

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A new study finds that strokes are increasing dramatically among young and middle-aged Americans.

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Scientists think it may be due to the rise in obesity. Researchers analyzed Federal records and found the sharpest rise was 51 percent among men aged 15 through 34-years-old.

For women, strokes also rose among that age group, but not as sharply at just 17 percent.

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