Strokes among middle-aged women triple
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080221/ap_on_he_me/obesity_strokes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080220/capt.99cc4af480ca480889c03ea694f8d907.obesity_women_gfx544.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=SDIcrpIZpJg8h17q2tW5YQ--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Chart shows the percentage of obese women by age group; 1c x 3 inches; 46.5 mm x 76.2 mm" border="0" /></a>AP - Strokes have tripled in recent years among middle-aged women in the U.S., an alarming trend doctors blame on the obesity epidemic. Nearly 2 percent of women ages 35 to 54 reported suffering a stroke in the most recent federal health survey, from 1999 to 2004. Only about half a percent did in the previous survey, from 1988 to 1994.</p><br clear="all"/>

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