WASHINGTON DC, USA – Young women who eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables show significantly lower rates of hardening in the arteries 20 years later, said US research out Friday, March 28.
However, men did not appear to benefit the way women did, raising questions about why a heart healthy diet may benefit one sex over the other, according to the study presented at the American College of Cardiology conference. 
The research was based on 2,508 participants in the government-sponsored Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, which began in the 1980s with the aim of tracking heart health among 18-30 year olds over time.
Women who reported eating eight to nine servings a day of fruits and vegetables in their 20s were 40% less likely to have calcified plaque in their arteries in their 40s, compared with those who ate the just three to four servings a day. (READ: Organic food 101)
http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/life-health/54164-study-women-eat-vegetables-healthier
