People who follow a high-protein diet, especially fish, are 20% less likely to suffer a stroke or stroke , according to a study carried out by the Nanjing University School of Medicine (China ) and published in the journal Neurology .
The work focused on a meta-analysis of the studies carried out on the relationship of a diet with protein and the risk of stroke. In total, seven studies involving 254,489 participants with a follow-up of about 14 years in total were examined.
Analysis of the data revealed that a higher amount of protein in the daily diet reduced the probability of developing stroke by 20% than people who barely ingested protein on a daily basis. Specifically, the researchers found that with 20 grams of protein per day, the risk was reduced by up to 26% ; This is because fish or vegetable protein helps lower blood pressure. On the contrary, red meat increases it and, therefore, also increases the risk of stroke.
"If the protein intake of the whole world were to this level, it would translate into more than 1.4 million fewer deaths from stroke each year worldwide , in addition to a decrease in the level of disability due to stroke", says Xinfeng Liu, study leader.
