Can a vegetarian diet help reduce the risk of having a stroke?

Eating raw & fresh foods greatly reduces risk. Not so much vegetarian & vegan, as most eat cooked, processed, junk & very little fresh even though most know eating fruits & vegetables are the best for them.

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The reason a vegetarian or vegan diet would help reduce the risk of stroke is related to vegetarians/vegans often being at a healthy weight, and being more conscious about eating enough fruits and veggies....

However, you can get the same benefit while still eating meat, if you keep a healthy diet and make sure you eat plenty of fruits and veggies (and are conscious about the amount/kind of meat you eat)

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A vegetarian diet is usually lower in fat (unless you pack in fried food and junk food), and essentially devoid of cholesterol, so yea, it could help reduce the risk of strokes.

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Of course. But vegetarians and vegan need to take precaution of lack of omega3. Because Omega 3 is a nutrients commonly found in fish. Lack of omega 3 could causes stroke. Vegetarians and vegan can get Omega 3 from flaxseed.

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Yes it can, because the unhealthy fats in meats contribute to clogging up arteries which in turn can lead to strokes among other things. Factory farmed meat is particularly bad for the health because the animals are most often given growth hormones and other rubbish to make them grow bigger and plumper and fatter - if you compare it with game meats you'll immediately see the difference in fat content.

Also, if one is of the opinion that one HAS to eat meat, it should form only a small part of the diet - it shouldn't even be eaten daily, so for those who can't manage to give up meat, they should drastically cut down the amount that they eat, this should at least be a start to improving health issues.