The findings are based on health records of thousands of people monitored since 1980 when they were young children. The arteries of 1,600 of these people were examined when they were 30-45 years old. Researchers found that arterial health closely corresponded to the amount of fruits and vegetables the subjects consumed as children. Basically, the more greens people ate at a young age, the better shape their arteries were in.

Scientists say that kids who grew up in families where fruits and vegetables were part of the daily diet are also likely to have benefited from other healthy lifestyle choices. The study was conducted by researchers from the universities of Helsinki, Tampere and Turku.