Healthy eating habits are important in preventing a wide range of health problems, including stroke. A new review of the science looking at nutrition and stroke found that eating certain healthy foods and an overall healthy diet effectively reduces stroke risk.
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The review, published in Nutrition Reviews, included 34 studies that examined the relationship between diet and stroke risk. Drawing on the findings from these studies, the reviewers made the following conclusions about specific foods:
The reviewers made the following conclusions about overall dietary patterns:
Based on all of these findings, eating a diet that includes lots of fruits and vegetables is the best-supported nutritional method for preventing stroke. Here are some other things to do to reduce your stroke risk:
(Nutr Rev 2012;70:423–35)