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1
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What are phytochemicals?

A

chemicals from plants that my have health benefits

2
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How do phytochemicls effect LDL cholesterol in the broccoli study?

A

Made broccoli with higher amounts of the glucosinolate

Broccoli with higher amounts of HG lowered LDL cholesterol

3
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Are phytochemicals associated with increased of decreased risk of chronic disease?

A

A decreased risk of several types of chronic disease (cardiovascular disease, cancer)

4
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What benefits of phytochemicals did we conclude on?

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we concluded that they my be beneficial for our health, however more studies are to be done to figure out amounts