Key result
Plant-based diets show no reported effect on stroke or coronary heart disease outcomes.
Why the study?
Associations between plant-based diets and stroke incidence, coronary heart disease incidence, and CHD mortality were examined in a national, biracial cohort.
Do plant-based diets reduce stroke incidence, CHD incidence, and CHD mortality in a national biracial cohort?
Do plant-based diets reduce stroke incidence, CHD incidence, and CHD mortality in a national biracial cohort?
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Plant-based diet links may inform risk assessment in biracial adults; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Objectives: This study examined associations between plant-based diets and stroke incidence, coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence, and CHD mortality among participants in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, a national, biracial cohort.
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Belarmino et al. (2026) studied this question.
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