The more closely a woman followed a Mediterranean diet, the lower her risk of stroke.
Researchers looked at a predominantly white group of 23,232 men and women ages 40 to 77 who lived in the United Kingdom. The more closely a woman followed a Mediterranean diet, the lower her risk of stroke. Yet researchers didn’t see statistically significant results in men. Most notably, in women who were at high risk of stroke, the diet reduced their chances of this health event by 20 percent.