Eating more veggies, fruits, and whole grains while cutting back on fat didn’t make much of a difference in reducing heart disease risk for women after menopause—so we might need smarter or more specific diets to really help.

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Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2006 Feb 8

The study gave women a diet low in fat and high in veggies, fruits, and grains, but it didn’t lower their heart disease risk much — just a tiny bit. So the study agrees with the claim that this kind of diet isn’t enough on its own.

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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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