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More reasons to eat broccoli.....
Topic Started: Apr 7 2009, 04:15 PM (377 Views)
dumblonde
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It looks like eating lots of broccoli in all it's forms might be the best way to avoid all sorts of cancer.

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Baby broccoli may help prevent stomach cancer: study
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Eating two and a half ounces of baby broccoli daily for two months may protect against a common stomach bug that is linked to gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer, a study in Japan has found.

Fresh broccoli sprouts contain plenty of sulforaphane, a natural biochemical that appears to trigger the production of enzymes in the gut that protect against oxygen radicals, DNA-damaging chemicals, and inflammation.

In an article published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, scientists found that eating two and a half ounces of baby broccoli daily may help stave off some serious health problems.

"We identified a food that, if eaten regularly, might potentially have an effect on the cause of a lot of gastric problems and perhaps even ultimately help prevent stomach cancer," wrote Jed Fahey, nutritional biochemist in the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Cancer Chemoprotection Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

It has long been known that sulforaphane is a potent antibiotic against Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that causes gastritis, ulcers and stomach cancer. But this is the first trial showing the effects of the compound on people.

"Broccoli sprouts have a much higher concentration of sulforaphane than mature heads (broccoli)," Fahey explained.

http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE5351BT20090406
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Mtnman
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I Love Broccoli...
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The Punisher
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I still think farts are funny!
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DaisyLover

But this study is saying that it is broccoli sprouts that have more nutritional value than the "full grown" broccoli. Interesting! Thanks db.
Edited by DaisyLover, Apr 8 2009, 08:03 AM.
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Hello again
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What are broccoli sprouts? I love broccoli & cheese soup ! Yum...
Edited by Hello again, Apr 8 2009, 09:12 AM.
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Mtnman
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ya know sprouts like the little green sprout...
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dumblonde
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I got a sprouter so I could grow my own.
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Mtnman
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it's pretty hard to cook sprouts on the grill.. sorta like beans..
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DaisyLover

So, do you eat them regularly db? You must be the healthiest person on earth.
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dumblonde
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LOL! Hardly. I just got the sprouter off Amazon and have started my first batch of broccoli sprouts and mung beans. I let you know how they turn out.
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