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It might not be a newsflash that broccoli is, well, healthy, but the more we learn about the magical little vegetable, the more it seems you should eat the stuff by the truckload. Aside from being all low-cal and vegetable-y, broccoli has 3,3′-diindolylmethane (DIM), a chemical produced when broccoli (and kale and cabbage) are chewed up and digested. DIM has been shown to stop the growth of cancer cells in animal studies. But researchers at the University of California at Berkeley also found that DIM boosts the immune response in mice. Better immune response means the body can better fight infections and cancers.

If DIM has the same result in humans, it’s one more reason to broccolify your meals. I’m keeping my fingers crossed they’ll find cake has the same health-helping properties, but I don’t think it’s looking good so far…

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