Eating a lot of broccoli, cabbage, and similar veggies every day for two weeks can lower a key inflammation marker in the blood of healthy young people.

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Cruciferous vegetables have variable effects on biomarkers of systemic inflammation in a randomized controlled trial in healthy young adults.

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The study found that eating a lot of broccoli and similar veggies for two weeks lowered a key inflammation marker in the blood by about 19%—exactly what the claim says.

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Cruciferous vegetables have variable effects on biomarkers of systemic inflammation in a randomized controlled trial in healthy young adults.

Score: 69

DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.197434

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