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When your body breaks down quercetin (a plant compound in foods like apples and onions), the resulting molecules aren’t as good at calming down inflammation in your blood vessels as the original quercetin — but they still work a little bit, especially at stopping one specific inflammation signal at a common dose.
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Scientists tested if the body’s changed versions of quercetin (a plant compound) still work to reduce inflammation in blood vessels, and found they’re not as strong as the original, but still do a little bit — just like the claim said.
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