The researchersdivided data from 2,506 study participants into three groups, based on theirdaily consumption of fruits and vegetables. Women in the top third ate anaverage of nearly nine servings of daily fruits and vegetables and men averagedmore than seven daily servings. In the bottom third, women consumed an average3.3 daily servings and men 2.6 daily servings. All servings were based on a2,000-calorie-a-day diet.
Researchers foundthat people who ate the most fruit and vegetable at the start of the study had 26 percentlower odds of developing calcified plaque 20 years later, compared to those whoate the least amount of fruits and vegetables.
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