BMJ  2003;327 (4 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7418.0-b

Dietary fat is not associated with stroke in men

The intake of total fat, cholesterol, or major specific types of fat is not associated with risk of stroke in men. For 14 years He and colleagues (p 777) tracked the diet of and incidence of stroke in 43 732 male US healthcare professionals without a history of cardiovascular diseases or diabetes. They found that—even after adjusting for age, smoking, and other potential confounders—dietary fat was not a strong predictor of stroke in men, contrary to the findings of previous studies. They also found that men with higher consumption of red meat, high fat dairy products, nuts, or eggs did not have a higher risk of stroke. Additional research is needed given the inconsistent literature, say the authors.

Credit: RAY ROBERT/REX

Related Article

Dietary fat intake and risk of stroke in male US healthcare professionals: 14 year prospective cohort study

Ka He, Anwar Merchant, Eric B Rimm, Bernard A Rosner, Meir J Stampfer, Walter C Willett, and Alberto Ascherio
BMJ 2003 327: 777-782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]