Prevent Stroke, Expand to Eat Vegetables

Now it was not unusual to hear there are young people affected by stroke. Actually stroke can be prevented, among others, with more mengasup vegetables to maintain healthy blood vessels.

Most strokes are caused thickening of the walls of the arteries due to cholesterol deposition in fat (plaque). Plaques narrow the blood flow so that blood flow is reduced.

In a recent study revealed a strong association between fiber consumption with cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease and stroke.

Victoria Burley who conducted the study said his research is long-term. He collected 8 studies conducted since 1990 and involving 500,000 participants. They were interviewed about the consumption of fiber and followed their health records for 8-19 years.