Higher Stroke Risk of Vegans and Vegetarians Debunked

The BBC and other news outlets have sensationalized a recent study on strokes and plant-based diets. A brief but in-depth look at the research demonstrating that there is no increased risk.
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[MictheVegan]

Really cranked to get this one out because my messages were non-stop from you guys about it. As I was filming I saw it spread to major TV networks so thanks for the extra motivation!

[Vamavid]

4:49 My analogy:
"smokers live just as long, if you adjust for chronic bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer!"

[clarebirschel]

I am a practice nurse - I am vegan, my colleague is vegetarian. A patient “warned” me yesterday about this study! I just laughed and said “what a load of rubbish!”. This came from a obese, diabetic man who looked awful. He was the same age as me and looked ten years older than me. He ate a lot of processed meat. I mentioned that this significantly increased his risk of bowel cancer. He didn’t believe me! Oh well, people will believe what they like, won’t they?

[rikspector]

The British diet has been terrible for many years, almost as bad as ours so since veganism is catching on in Britain and there are more and more vegan restaurants, is it any surprise that the meat and dairy industries are desperate.
If we let nature take it's course, we don't want to hurt animals or the environment, those vegans will eventually outnumber the meat/dairy eaters.
I personally want to maintain my health as long as possible(I'm 77) :)_
That said , I do not have high cholesterol, blood pressure and am not diabetic, that makes me a freak at my age:)
Cheers,
Rik Spector

[sidilicious]

Thanks to you and Happy Healthy Vegan for getting on these two headlines immediately. In my heart I felt they couldn’t be on the up and up. You proved that.

[happygimp]

Read the study. In 438418 omnivores years 678 got a stroke (1546 cases per 1e6 person years), and in 278383 vegetarians years 89 got a stroke (927 cases per 1e6 person years), in other words vegetarians had 40% fewer strokes or the omnivores had 67% more strokes.
Even the haemorrhagic stroke rate was 19% lower in vegetarians or 23% higher in omnivores.

[findthegratitude]

Yes! I literally had someone bring this crap up to me today. Share link, and done. Thanks Mic!

[mikeyankie]

Heart patient turned Vegan here, soon to be "regular Joe", I feel great, 10 months into Vegan lifestyle...

[juliehutchison]

So glad you did this 5 people emailed me this "see told you vegans are unhealthy"

[davidhenderson]

*Shit.... our study says Meat is bad* ... _'that's ok.. a little adjustment and tweaking of the stats will fix it... there, that's better'_

[Melissa.Garrett]

I smell fear (and I don’t just mean in slaughterhouses). The meat and dairy industries are desperate.

[elsef]

Thank you so much for this quick response! As a vegan I know with certainty that this study quoted in the media will be used now and in the days to come to attack my vegan life style. It is such a great help to have the facts straight in the clear and thorough way that you present them - a HUGE thanks for that! You are helping vegans immensely all over the world.

[myggggeneration]

Keep calm and -- remember the tobacco struggle. (ps. Vegan for life!)

[xg]

Mic the Vegan using smarts! He’s the most well informed YouTuber I’ve seen, I love that he pours over studies!

[carl]

According to the American Heart Association, for the 60-79 age group, 70% have cardiovascular disease and about 70% have high blood pressure. It's not just about mortality, but about quality of life. These issues are affecting/will affect almost every meat eater!

[silentfriend]

You're always so fast on these issues. Thank you so much. I just heard about this tonight.

[kx]

Dude nice one getting on this one so quickly.

[bt]

For most people the Meat industry is accomplishing what they need to do. They don't need to prove that meat is better, they just need to confuse the public. They just need to put doubt in the mind of people. That's why these informational videos are so important that Mic does. Also, I hate how they always put Vegetarians and Vegan together!!!

[BusyBee]

I knew there would be more to it if you read the study in depth. But of course, no one has time for that. Thank you for researching.

[naturalhulkster]

I didn't suffer any strokes when I went vegan but I miraculously turned green and somehow increased my strength across all the main powerlifting barbell movements while being protein deficient.