Among other reasons contributing to deaths from stroke across
the 'stroke belt' states, eating fried fish may be one of them,
a new study finds. The latest findings published in the
'Neurology,' a medical journal of the American Academy of
Neurology, states that people living in the 'stroke belt' states
consume more fried fish than those living in the other parts of
the nation. 'Stroke belt' is a popular term for states of
southeastern U.S., as they have a higher stroke mortality rate.
These are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Virginia. Also, the researchers state that
residents in the stroke buckle were 17 percent less likely to
consume two or more servings of fish with fatty acids in a week,
as recommended by the American Heart Association, compared to
people in other parts of the state. 21675 Americans accessed For
the 'Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke'
(REGARDS) study, a team of researchers from Em