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Adherence to a Prudent dietary pattern, characterized by high intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish, and whole grains, is associated with a reduced risk of total and ischemic stroke in women.
Increase your intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish, and whole grains. This 'Prudent' pattern is linked to a lower risk of stroke. While the statistical significance for total stroke weakened after adjusting for all lifestyle factors, the trend for ischemic stroke remained significant. Prioritize whole plant foods and fish.
These data suggest that... a diet higher in fruits and vegetables, fish, and whole grains may protect against stroke... The relative risk (RR) comparing top to bottom quintile of prudent pattern score was 0.70 (95% CI, 0.55 to 0.90; P<0.02 for trend) for total stroke...
Why this rating
Large prospective cohort, long follow-up, but the association for total stroke lost statistical significance after full multivariate adjustment (P=0.13), though ischemic stroke remained significant.
Source
Prospective Study of Major Dietary Patterns and Stroke Risk in Women
Teresa T. Fung et al. · Stroke · 2004
DOI 10.1161/01.str.0000135762.89154.92
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