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Anti-Inflammatory Foods Quiz Answer to Question 4:


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The correct answer is False.

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Some nutrients, especially water soluble nutrients like vitamin C and the B-vitamins, can be lost in the cooking process. But spinach also contains vitamin K, a fat-soluble nutrient which is very anti-inflammatory (and not as quickly lost in the cooking process.) Plus, one cup of cooked spinach contains about 4 c of raw spinach! One cup of raw spinach has a (very decent) IF rating of +80. But one cup of cooked spinach has an IF rating of +482!*

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* IF Ratings indicate the inflammatory potential of foods. Foods with negative IF Ratings are inflammatory and foods with positive IF Ratings are anti-inflammatory.

Source: Inflammation Free Diet.

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