Even when choosing the same quantity of fruits and vegetables, those making higher antioxidant choices experienced a reduction in C-reactive protein (inflammation) levels. Should we really try to go out of our way to make higher antioxidant choices? Isn’t it enough just to eat lots of fruits and vegetables? Does it really matter which ones we eat?
Yes, it does. Check out this new study. They took two dozen folks; had them eat a high-antioxidant diet, and a low-antioxidant diet. But here’s the catch. Throughout, they ate the same number of fruits and vegetables—the same amount of fiber, etc….