Negative Eating?

Everyone says that eating celery burns more calories than the celery contains, right? And that it doesn't contain much in the way of nutrients. So, why eat it?

At last, celery gets some respect. University of Illinois researchers say that a compound called luteolin in the crunchy stalk may help dramatically reduce brain inflamation implicated in Alzheimer's disease - they've shown it works in mice. Caveat: The chief researcher notes that the mice ate the human equivalent of abotu 47 servings of celery daily.

from USA Weekend, Eat Smart by Jean Carper