Update on Vegetarian Stroke Risk

Those eating more plant-based diets have lower risk of having a stroke, including both bleeding and clotting strokes. Check out the Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute’s jumpstart programs here (). The vitamin B12 video I mentioned is Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Vitamin B12 and Homocysteine? (). It is part of my extended series on the topic, and here are the rest: • What to Eat for Stroke Prevention () • What Not to Eat for Stroke Prevention () • Do Vegetarians Really Have Higher Stroke Risk? () • Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Vitamin D? () • Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Omega 3s? () • Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Vegan Junk Food? () • Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Saturated Fat? () • Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Animal Protein? () • How to Test for Functional Vitamin B12 Deficiency () • Should Vegetarians Take Creatine to Normalize Homocysteine? ( • The Efficacy and Safety of Creatine for High Homocysteine () New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at and someone on the team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources: • Subscribe: • Donate: • Podcast : • Books: • Shop: • Facebook: • Twitter: • Instagram: