Dietary Patterns Are Associated With Incident Stroke and Contribute to Excess Risk of Stroke in Black Americans [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— These data suggest that adherence to a Southern style diet may increase the risk of stroke, whereas adherence to a more plant-based diet may reduce stroke risk. Given the consistency of finding a dietary effect on stroke risk across studies, discussing nutrition patterns during risk screening may be an important step in reducing stroke.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/44/12/3305?rss=1

Source: Stroke - November 25, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Judd, S. E., Gutierrez, O. M., Newby, P. K., Howard, G., Howard, V. J., Locher, J. L., Kissela, B. M., Shikany, J. M. Tags: Behavioral Changes and Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research