A diet abundant in fruit and vegetables has been shown to cut the risk of heart attack by more than half, according to the latest research.
The study also found that the occasional glass of wine and a selection of wholegrain foods, fish and beans would reduce the risks of heart problems, reports the Daily Mail.
The eating habits of almost 25,000 postmenopausal women in Sweden were tracked for six years with those who followed the diet nearly 60 per cent less likely to suffer heart disease or heart attack.
Findings were published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine where researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm highlighted that diet and lifestyle could have a huge impact on heart health.
"Despite a lower incidence in women, coronary heart disease-related mortality and the percentage of sudden deaths from coronary heart disease without previous symptoms is higher," the study concluded.
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