Ferreira LL, et al. - Among 96 postmenopausal women (mean age 55.2 [4.9] years, BMI 27.2 [4.6] kg m⁻²), researchers explored if the dietary intake of isoflavones impacts the presence of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD). Even following adjustments for total energy intake, candidates with subclinical CVD (defined as carotid artery intima-media thickness [C-IMT] > 0.9 mm and/or the presence of one or more atherosclerotic plaques in any of the studied segments) were more likely to consume less selenium, magnesium, folate and isoflavones.Iindependent of BMI and endogenous estradiol levels, a greater isoflavone dietary intake was linked to a lower risk of subclinical CVD in postmenopausal women. A multivariate-adjusted regression model exhibited that a 90% higher risk of having ≥ 1 plaque and/or C-IMT > 0.9 mm was linked to BMI > 27 kg m^–2.