Diets rich in vegetables and fruits are still thought to be the healthiest.
Vegetarian and pescetarian diets could lower the risk of coronary heart disease, according to research. But vegetarians and vegans are also more likely to have strokes than meat eaters.
Researchers used this information to split the participants into three groups: meat-eaters; fish-eaters ; and vegetarians, including vegans. This is the first study to look at whether strokes are linked to vegetarian diets, according to the authors.that as the research was observational the team couldn't answer what underlies this link.is protective against heart disease, very low levels might be linked to a slightly higher risk of haemorrhagic stroke, which is the subtype of stroke that was higher in the vegetarians in our study," she said.
Tong said more research is needed to determine the link of both cholesterol and individual nutrients like vitamin B12 with stroke risk. And as the study was based on the U.K. population and included mostly white European individuals, more research is needed to confirm whether the results are generalizable to people of other ethnicities or living in other regions of the world.
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