Eating less fat and more veggies, fruits, and grains didn’t help postmenopausal women avoid heart attacks, strokes, or other heart problems over more than 8 years.

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Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2006 Feb 8

This big study gave women a diet with less fat and more veggies, fruits, and grains for over 8 years, but it didn’t lower their chances of heart attacks or strokes — just like the claim says.

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Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.6.655

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