According to the American Heart Association (AHA), about 75 percent of patients who had a stroke for the first time have high blood pressure. Because of this correlation, doctors strongly advise patients to focus on lowering their blood pressure to decrease their risk of stroke.

However, lowering your blood pressure is not the only risk factor for stroke. Researchers have discovered a common drink that most people think is healthy is in reality associated with an increased risk of stroke and dementia.

This study was done by scientists from the Boston University School of Medicine in 2017.

The team examined the effect of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) on the health of adults over the age of 45 for an extended period. About three thousand participants took part in this study. The team measured their daily beverage consumption via the food-frequency questionnaire for ten years.