When women after menopause ate a bit more vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, their good cholesterol, fat levels, blood sugar, and insulin didn’t get better or worse — it made no real difference.

For women after menopause, eating a bit more veggies, fruits, and whole grains didn’t lower their risk of heart attacks or strokes, even though their bad cholesterol and blood pressure got a little better.

For women after menopause, eating a bit more veggies, fruits, and grains didn’t lower their risk of heart disease, even though some small health markers got a little better.

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.

Eating less fat and more fruits and veggies for a while can slightly lower bad cholesterol, blood pressure, and a blood clotting factor in women after menopause.

For women after menopause, eating less fat and more plant-based foods like vegetables and beans didn’t change their good cholesterol, fat in the blood, or blood sugar and insulin levels—even after more than 8 years.