Does vegetarian diet help reduce the risk of stroke?
To prevent cardiovascular disease, doctors often advise patients to cut back on meat and encourage a "vegetarian" diet, high in vegetables and low in animal foods. However, are all "vegetarian" foods equally suitable for the heart?
6/11/2021 3:54:06 PM
For example, sugary drinks and sweets, even without animal ingredients, are not good. Although they are classified as "vegetarian", each food has a different effect on cardiovascular-metabolic disease.
A recent large and long-term study has shed some light on this issue. The researchers followed up for many years people whose diets were classified according to the proportions of three food groups (1) healthy plant-based food, (2) less healthy plant-based food, and (3) animal food.
The results showed that a diet with a high proportion of good-vegetarian foods (listed below) reduced the overall risk of stroke and ischemic stroke. This beneficial effect was not observed in people with a high-density low-goods vegetarian diet.
Cardiologists can better guide their patients about what is excellent and less-than-good for the heart.
♥️ Good vegetarian foods: whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, vegetable oils, tea and coffee
🔶 Low-goods vegetarian foods: soft drinks, refined grains, potatoes, juices, sweets and desserts
Animal foods: animal fats, meat, eggs, dairy products, fish and seafood, foods of animal origin