MORE ANIMAL PROTEIN = MORE STROKE

In addition to heart disease, diabetes, some cancers and obesity, the meat-heavy Western diet raises the risk of stroke, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in the current issue of Stroke. Their study of more than 71,000 nurses found those who cut their meat consumption way down and focused on fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains were less likely to have strokes than nurses eating a more typical American diet.