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The researchers studied more than 123,000 postmenopausal women in the U.S. who followed a Portfolio diet. At the start of the study, none of the women had cardiovascular disease. When following up (on average about 15 years later), researchers found that those who closely adhered to the diet were 11% less likely to develop any cardiovascular diseases, as well as 14% less likely to develop coronary heart disease, and 17% less likely to develop heart failure.

The results were observational and will require more research to understand exactly how these foods protect the heart. However, "an 11% reduction is clinically meaningful and would meet anyone's minimum threshold for a benefit," senior study author John Sievenpiper, M.D., Ph.D., said in a news release.

Even better news? You don't have to overhaul your entire way of eating to see results. "We also found a dose response in our study," lead author Andrea J. Glenn, M.Sc., R.D., said, "meaning that you can start small, adding one component of the Portfolio diet at a time, and gain more heart-health benefits as you add more components."

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