Strokes and Red Meat

A meta-analysis published online on July 31 in Stroke found that red meat consumption is associated with an increase in all strokes and in ischemic strokes in particular. Increasing one's intake of fresh, processed, and total red meat consumption by one serving per day resulted in an 11% increase in risk for stroke. This association, however, was not very strong. One of the studies included, a Japanese study, found no association between red meat and stroke. It could be that eating a significant amount of red meat is also associated with other things, and all together they lead to an increase in stroke. Other studies have shown red meat to be associated with certain cancers and with atherosclerosis. It seems like it certainly is something that could be kept to a minimum in one's diet. If you consume red meat, it should be not very often and should preferably be organic and grass fed beef or bison or whatever meat it is. 

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