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Medical News Today: Vegetarian heart health: Study identifies benefits and risks
A new study concludes that a vegetarian diet reduces the risk of ischemic heart disease. It also finds a small but surprising increased risk of stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Diet drinks linked to a higher risk of stroke after the menopause
A large, long-term study of postmenopausal women has linked higher consumption of diet drinks to a raised risk of stroke, heart disease, and death.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Medical News Today: The Mediterranean diet reduces stroke risk, too
In the latest study to investigate the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, researchers identify a reduction in stroke risk for those who partake.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Low-carb diets 'are unsafe and should be avoided'
New research finds a correlation between low-carb diets and risk of death from any cause, as well as death from heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Full-fat dairy may actually benefit heart health
New research challenges the widely held belief that full-fat dairy must be avoided. In fact, some types of dairy may even prevent stroke, says the study.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Medical News Today: What are the benefits of eating healthy?
A healthful diet can help a person look and feel their best, but what are the real health benefits? In this article, we look at the top ten benefits of a varied, nutritious diet, including heart and stroke prevention, improved mood and memory, and decreased risk of cancer.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Medical News Today: How four cups of coffee might protect the heart
Caffeine is known to protect against heart disease and stroke. A new study finds the mechanism that underpins this protection, and mitochondria are key.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Medical News Today: This diet may slow cognitive decline after stroke
The risk of developing dementia doubles after having a stroke. Find out which diet can potentially stave off cognitive decline, according to new research.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Eating cheese every day may help to protect heart health
Eating 40 grams of cheese every day could help to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, suggests a new observational study.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Are our diets becoming sweeter?
A new paper investigates global diets and finds that, overall, diets include more added sugar, increasing health risks for obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Low-fiber diet tied to higher cardiometabolic risk
A new US study that analyzed data from a large national survey has found a significant link between diets low in fiber and increased cardiometabolic risk, a cluster of risk factors that increases a person's chances of having diabetes, heart disease or stroke. The researchers report their findings online in the latest issue of The American Journal of Medicine. There is already a wealth of evidence that diets high in fiber can help lower blood pressure, cholesterol and cardiovascular inflammation...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Aging Brains May Benefit More From Mediterranean Than Low Fat Diet
Brain power in older people at risk for vascular dementia seems to improve more from a Mediterranean diet with added mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil than from a low-fat diet that is typically followed to prevent heart attack and stroke, according to the results of a Spanish trial. People on a Mediterranean diet consume virgin olive oil as their main source of fat, and eat lots of fruits, nuts, vegetables and pulses foods...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

High Fiber Diet Protects You From Stroke
If you eat more fiber you will probably have a lower risk of first time stroke, researchers from the University of Leeds' School of Food Science & Nutrition in Leeds, United Kingdom, reported in the journal Stroke. Dietary fiber comes from plants, the part that our body does not absorb when digesting food. Fiber can be insoluble or soluble (dissolves in water). No fiber can be digested. However, soluble fiber as it goes through the digestive tract, changes its form when it is fermented by bacteria. Soluble fiber absorbs water and becomes gelatinous as it does so...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

High Fiber Diets Protect From First Time Stroke
If you eat more fiber you will probably have a lower risk of first time stroke, researchers from the University of Leeds' School of Food Science & Nutrition in Leeds, United Kingdom, reported in the journal Stroke. Dietary fiber comes from plants, the part that our body does not absorb when digesting food. Fiber can be insoluble or soluble (dissolves in water). No fiber can be digested. However, soluble fiber as it goes through the digestive tract, changes its form when it is fermented by bacteria. Soluble fiber absorbs water and becomes gelatinous as it does so...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Southern Diet Increases Risk Of Stroke
The southern diet- which mainly consists of fatty fried foods rich in salt - has been linked with a substantially increased risk of stroke. The finding was revealed at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. A southern diet includes foods such as fried chicken, fried potatoes, bacon, ham, fried fish and sugary drinks. The researchers aimed to find out whether southern cuisine might be linked to stroke risk. This was the first large-scale study of its kind to assess the association...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news