NIBBLES. plus selenium improved the immune system's response; broccoli - zinc 20 mg - 100 mcg - Brief Article

Nutrition Action Healthletter, Sept, 1999

* Immune Boosters? In a study of institutionalized elderly people, a daily supplement of zinc (20 mg) plus selenium (100 mcg) improved the immune system's response to flu vaccines, but a daily supplement of vitamin C (120 mg), beta-carotene (5 mg), and vitamin E (15 mg) did not. Neither supplement cut the number of respiratory or urogenital infections.

Arch. Intern. Med. 159: 748, 1999.

* Broccoli for dinner. Women who reported eating broccoli at least once a week had roughly half the risk of heart disease compared to women who ate none. Broccoli's flavonoids may make it protective, but it's too early to say.

Amer. J. Epidem. 149: 943, 1999.