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Do cruciferous vegetables improve Crohn's?

Indole-3-carbinol from Wikipedia
"... produced by the breakdown of the glucosinolate glucobrassicin, which can be found at relatively high levels in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli,cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, collard greens and kale."

Mechanism of inhibition of colitis by indole-3-carbinol -- Busbee et al. 184 (1001): 96.19 -- The Journal of Immunology
"... the current study suggests that I3C may a serve as a novel treatment modality against colitis."

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