Post-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of clot-caused strokes compared to women who ate the least amount, according to research from the University of North Carolina presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2010.
The incidence of ischemic stroke also increased by 30 percent in the quartile of women consuming the highest daily amount of trans fat (average intake 7 grams per day) compared to those who consumed the least (average 1 gram/day). Two common sources of trans fat are processed foods and fried foods.
Ischemic strokes are caused by blockages in blood vessels in or leading to the brain.
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