According to a report in the journal Neurology, young adolescents show high risk factors for strokes.
The authors of the report suggested more emphasis is required on teaching about stroke in young people and its risk factors and warning signs in school, at work and in primary care offices and the media.
Vandana Shiva, a scientist and environmentalist known for her activism against GMOs, globalization, and patents on seeds and traditional foods, co-founded Navdanya.