Feasibility and Tolerability of Daily Microgreen Consumption in Healthy Middle-Aged/Older Adults: A Randomized, Open-Label, Controlled Crossover Trial.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Microgreens are rich in nutrients and phytochemicals that can support healthy aging, including attenuation of cardiovascular disease risk. The nutrient and phytochemical contents of red beet (i.e., bull's blood' beet, Beta vulgaris) and red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitate) microgreens, as well as existing preclinical evidence suggest their cardioprotective effects, but the feasibility, gastrointestinal tolerability, and human health effects of daily microgreen consumption are unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and gastrointestinal tolerability of 2 weeks of daily microgreen consumption in healthy middle-aged/older (MA/O) adults. A secondary aim was to characterize potential health effects. Methods: Healthy MA/O a

SUBMITTER: Lee SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11820112 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature