{"id":14940,"date":"2020-04-01T17:26:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=14940"},"modified":"2020-04-01T17:26:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:26:15","slug":"vegetarians-may-have-lower-stroke-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/nutrition\/vegetarians-may-have-lower-stroke-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarians May Have Lower Stroke Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new study has found that vegetarians appear to have a lower stroke risk thanks to a diet stocked with soy, nuts and vegetables. These findings were after the researchers adjusted for other factors, such as age, sex, smoking and other health issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The study<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recruiting more than 13,000 volunteers from Buddhist communities in Taiwan, the researchers followed part of the group for around 6 years and the other part of the group for around 9 years. Both groups\u2019 members were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> given a medical exam<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> tracked through the National Health Insurance Research Database (to follow their health)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> questioned about things like smoking and alcohol habits, exercise and diet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A few facts about the 13,000+ volunteers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> no one was under 20<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the average age was 50<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> no one had a history of stroke<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> around 30% were vegetarian (no fish or meat)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">everyone ate close to the same amount of fruits and eggs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>The results<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Among the first group of participants they studied, the researchers found that vegetarians had a 74% lower risk of ischemic stroke compared to the nonvegetarians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the second group, vegetarians (compared to nonvegetarians) had a:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 60% lower risk of ischemic stroke<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 65% lower risk of hemorrhagic stroke<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 48% lower risk of overall stroke<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOverall, our study found that a vegetarian diet was beneficial and reduce the risk of ischemic stroke even after adjusting for known risk factors like blood pressure, blood glucose levels and fats in the blood,\u201d explains study author Dr. Chin-Lon Lin of Tzu Chi University. \u201cThis could mean that perhaps there is some other protective mechanism that may [protect] those who eat a vegetarian diet from stroke.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Hemorrhagic vs. ischemic strokes<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a hemorrhagic stroke, blood from an artery bleeds into the brain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an ischemic stroke, a blood vessel is blocked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stroke is the second leading cause of death around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study has found that vegetarians appear to have a lower stroke risk thanks to a diet stocked with soy, nuts and vegetables. These findings were after the researchers adjusted for other factors, such as age, sex, smoking and other health issues. 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