Fish protected against stroke

The results of the meta-analysis shows that at least three servings of fish per week was 6 percent lower relative risk of stroke than those who ate fish less often.

The researchers used data from 15 prospective studies with 9360 stroke cases among a total of over 380 000 people.

They also looked at nine studies with results for different types of stroke, and found that the relative risk of stroke as well as a blood clot in the brain was 10 percent lower in those who ate three servings of fish per week.

The researchers' conclusion is that there is a weak correlation between fish consumption and reduced stroke risk.

The study is published in the journal Stroke and made by, among others, Susanna C Larsson, a researcher at the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institute.

High fish consumption results in a lower risk of stroke. It argues Swedish researchers in an analysis of previous studies.

 

http://www.dagensmedicin.se/nyheter/2011/09/12/fisk-skyddade-mot-stroke/