Heart disease – Reduced risk
- In 2008 Biomedical and Environmental Sciences published a study which found that 32 men with high cholesterol saw significant improvements in HDL and LDL cholesterol as well as antioxidant status after consuming 150 mL/day kale juice for 12 weeks. [Source]
Suppresses post-meal blood sugar
- In 2016 Biomedical Reports published a 42-subject, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study which found that consumption of kale suppressed post-meal increases in blood sugar. [Source]