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Fish consumption is not significantly associated with the risk of hemorrhagic stroke.
Unlike ischemic stroke, there is no significant link between how much fish you eat and your risk of hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in the brain). This suggests that eating fish is safe for this specific type of stroke risk, as the protective effects likely balance any potential bleeding risks from omega-3s.
ModerateRefutesMEDIUM confidence
For hemorrhagic stroke, we did not observe any significant association with fish intake.
Why this rating
Based on fewer studies with data on stroke subtypes (3 large cohort studies) compared to total stroke analysis.
Source
Fish Consumption and Incidence of Stroke
Ka He et al. · Stroke · 2004
DOI 10.1161/01.str.0000130856.31468.47
Meta-analysis · 8 studiesCited 376×
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