The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Associative studies in humans show a similar effect on inflammation. When comparing the top 20% consumers of cruciferous vegetables with the bottom 20%, they had on average a reduction of circulating IL is 6 by 25% and a similar decrease for other important inflammatory cytoines like TNF alpha which was lowered by 12.6%.
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Higher circulating levels of IL is 6 are associated with increased risk for cancers and other age related diseases. Here we see a benefit in humans. Healthy individuals given 14 gram of cruciferous vegetables per kilogram body weight daily decrease their circulating levels of 6 by 20%.