A recent study suggests that sustainably eating more vegetables helps improve blood clotting in the brain. In addition, such a diet canReduce risk of strokes, as the new research shows. Such a diet is characterized by predominantly plant-based foods and less meat. Accordingly, sustainability in lifestyle not only benefits the climate, but also health.
Good reasons for sustainable nutrition
When adult men or women follow such a diet plan along with fiber intake recommendations, researchers see a lower risk of bleeding or thrombosis in the brain. This was announced by Christina Dahm, who is behind the new research. This knowledge is important because a previous study from the United Kingdom found that vegetarians had a higher risk of brain hemorrhage than those who ate meat. These results received a lot of publicity. “A vegetarian diet is very similar to a sustainable diet and as we need to eat more sustainably in the future, this was a rather worrying result. Our results show that a sustainable diet is safe,” says Daniel Ibsen, who also took part in the study. The researchers used data from the Danish Population Study on Nutrition, Cancer and Health. A total of 57,053 adults aged 50 to 64 took part in the study in the early 1990s. They answered questions about their eating and lifestyle habits.
In subsequent years, researchers used the Danish registries to identify participants who developed bleeding and blood clots in the brain. According to Christina Dahm, the study should be pursued in the context of today's Danish dietary habits, which increasingly include new sustainable foods such as oat milk and plant-based meat alternatives, as well as studies that examine in more detail how Danes can better adhere to climate-friendly dietary recommendations. Earlier this year, the Danish government released some climate-friendly dietary recommendations that are similar to a sustainable diet. These recommendations will help achieve the Danish Climate Law's goal of reducing Denmark's greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent by 2030 while strengthening public health. These include eating more fruits and vegetables, less meat, more low-fat dairy products and drinking more water. In addition, the results shouldthis studycontribute to supporting this approach.
