Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Vegan Junk Food?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2020-08-17

Just because you’re eating vegetarian or vegan doesn’t mean you’re eating healthy. How does vegan cheese, ice cream and other junk food affect stroke risk?

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From a medical standpoint, labels like vegan and vegetarian just tell me what you don’t eat. It’s like identifying yourself as a “No-Twinkie-atarian.” Uh, that’s great that you don’t eat Twinkies, but what’s the rest of your diet like? 

OK, so what are the healthiest foods? Check out my daily dozen (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dr-gregers-daily-dozen-checklist/).

To catch up on the series so far, check out: 
• What to Eat for Stroke Prevention (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-to-eat-for-stroke-prevention)
• What Not to Eat for Stroke Prevention (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-not-to-eat-for-stroke-prevention)
• Do Vegetarians Really Have Higher Stroke Risk? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-vegetarians-really-have-higher-stroke-risk)
• Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Vitamin D? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vegetarians-and-stroke-risk-factors-vitamin-d)
• Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Omega 3s? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vegetarians-and-stroke-risk-factors-omega-3s)

Stay tuned for: 
• Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Saturated Fat? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vegetarians-and-stroke-risk-factors-saturated-fat)
• Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Animal Protein? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vegetarians-and-stroke-risk-factors-animal-protein)
• Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Vitamin B12 & Homocysteine? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/vegetarians-and-stroke-risk-factors-vitamin-b12-and-homocysteine)
• How to Test for Functional Vitamin B12 Deficiency (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-test-for-functional-vitamin-b12-deficiency)
• Should Vegetarians Take Creatine to Normalize Homocysteine? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/should-vegetarians-take-creatine-to-normalize-homocysteine)
• The Efficacy and Safety of Creatine for High Homocysteine (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-efficacy-and-safety-of-creatine-for-high-homocysteine)

UPDATE: The EPIC-Oxford authors issued a correction. The actual values are left-right mirror reversed, so the vegan BMI is 22.2 and the “Low meat-eaters” 23.7. Doesn’t change any of the conclusions in the video but does certainly make more sense. Hat tip to Chloe! (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31024093)

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