This study is of vegetarians vs meat-eaters, not a plant-based diet as they have stated in the title. Have they considered that the fact that vegetarians eat much more dairy to compensate for the Flamingo Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness shirt lack of meat may be what is leading to a higher risk of strokes? I think considering we already know there is a link between dairy products and stroke risk this would be a good hypothesis to investigate, rather than trying to convince people to go back to eating meat even as the Amazon burns. I do think I see what you’re saying, that it’s not the actual act of eating plants or anything like that that increases stroke risk.