Table 2.

Beta-carotene and C reactive protein (CRP) levels over 7 years on the Low Inflammatory Foods Everyday diet

Date	Beta-carotene (3–91)	CRP*
3 July 2012 (baseline)	53†	0.3
14 August 2012	92
12 December 2012	170	0.2
19 June 2013	180
28 August 2014	180	0.3
27 June 2019	188	0.9
3 September 2019	159	0.9
13 November 19	169	0.8

*CRP <1 is optimal.

†While this value is in the normal range for beta-carotene, it was likely due to the patient’s large consumption of sweet potatoes rather his dark green vegetable intake at baseline.