Drinking large quantities of alcohol more than twice a week increased the risk of
stroke mortality in men.
Previous research has found that a decrease of 2 mm Hg reduces the population - wide average
stroke mortality rate by 6 percent and that of coronary heart disease by 4 %.
Many western populations have experienced a rapid decrease in CVD mortality during the past several decades,
especially stroke mortality since the early 1950s, for reasons that are not yet fully explained.
Higher intakes of glutamic acid and cysteine has also been associated with a decreased risk
of stroke mortality and incidence in women (18, 19).
Sauvaget C, Nagano J, Allen N, Kodama K. Vegetable and fruit intake and
stroke mortality in the Hiroshima / Nagasaki Life Span Study.
Moderate alcohol consumption is linked to a lower risk of stroke than abstinence, whereas heavy alcohol consumption has been associated with an increased risk of stroke and
stroke mortality.
In addition, women have greater increases of cardiovascular risk, myocardial infarction, and
stroke mortality than men, compared with nondiabetic subjects.
Heyden S, Tyroler HA, Heiss G, Hames CG, Bartel A. Coffee consumption and mortality: total mortality,
stroke mortality, and coronary heart disease mortality.