{"id":85052,"date":"2013-02-08T11:47:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T16:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=85052"},"modified":"2013-02-08T12:56:13","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T17:56:13","slug":"southern-food-increases-stroke-risk-while-clot-buster-drugs-support-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/southern-food-increases-stroke-risk-while-clot-buster-drugs-support-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Food Increases Stroke Risk While Clot-Buster Drugs Support Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t7wmPWTnDbE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Strokes are the fourth highest cause of death in the U.S<\/strong>., a byproduct of heart disease, which is the number one cause of death for women. Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blockage in the arteries prevents blood from transporting oxygen<\/strong> to the brain, which causes the stroke, as well as heart attack.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A traditional Southern-style diet may increases the risk for stroke<\/strong>, as fried and fatty foods are linked to heart disease. Stroke risk went up 41 percent when Southern meals were eaten six times per week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A &#8220;clot-buster&#8221; drug may support stroke treatment best<\/strong>. Research out of Italy shows that newer endovascular treatments may not be as effective as traditional IV therapy as a first approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One in 12 stroke survivors has considered suicide<\/strong>, which is three percent more than suicidal thoughts by heart attack survivors. Including depression treatment may be necessary for post-stroke therapies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goredforwomen.org\/about-heart-disease\/facts_about_heart_disease_in_women-sub-category\/facts-causes-risks-prevention-stroke\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">GoRedForWomen.org<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/health.usnews.com\/health-news\/news\/articles\/2013\/02\/07\/one-in-every-12-stroke-survivors-contemplates-suicide-study-finds\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">US News<\/a><\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85054\" title=\"go red for women\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/go-red-for-women.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/go-red-for-women.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/go-red-for-women-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Knowing your risk is half the battle. Take this quiz, then work with your dr. to reduce, your risk for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23stroke\">#stroke<\/a> today! <a title=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/gdNo1U\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/fqVa577k\">bit.ly\/gdNo1U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 American Heart Assoc (@American_Heart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/American_Heart\/status\/299297757095677952\">February 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Southern eating &#8211; deep fried meat, buttermilk biscuits, and sweet tea &#8211; could be a recipe for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23stroke\">#stroke<\/a>. <a title=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TU65xa\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/aMSvXKhs\">bit.ly\/TU65xa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Everyday Health (@EverydayHealth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EverydayHealth\/status\/299893401363574785\">February 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\u201c@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heartdiseases\">heartdiseases<\/a>: After <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23stroke\">#stroke<\/a>, 6,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23steps\">#steps<\/a> a day for better vascular health: <a title=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WEykhX\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/BICdmCdN\">bit.ly\/WEykhX<\/a>\u201d @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/power2endstroke\">power2endstroke<\/a> @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesherylralph\">thesherylralph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pamela G. Johnson (@AHA_PGJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AHA_PGJohnson\/status\/299885623190368256\">February 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>My story in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23wapo\">#wapo<\/a> describes how surviving <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23stroke\">#stroke<\/a> rebuilt my optimism <a title=\"http:\/\/m.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/sen-mark-kirk-on-how-his-stroke-made-him-a-better-politician--and-a-better-man\/2013\/02\/01\/2876a0a6-6b34-11e2-ada3-d86a4806d5ee_story.html\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ty8JeE9E\">m.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/sen-m\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Kirk (@SenatorKirk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorKirk\/status\/298125511161430016\">February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strokes are the fourth highest cause of death in the U.S., a byproduct of heart disease, which is the number one cause of death for women. Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. Blockage in the arteries &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/southern-food-increases-stroke-risk-while-clot-buster-drugs-support-treatment\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[804,58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heart-disease","category-womens-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85052"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85056,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85052\/revisions\/85056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}