Eating Broccoli Prevents Cancer.

[t-pain]

eat raw broccoli, or vegetables in the broccoli family like raw brussel sprouts or raw cabbage and you will get less cancer.

 

its that simple.

 

http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/search/results?protocolsearchid=12484259

http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/search/results?protocolsearchid=7477502

 

breast cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer. bladder cancer, many studies are happening right now.

studies on rats show rats with broccoli in their diets had less cancer than other rats.

 

theres so many studies its hard to list all of them.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23902242

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11368655

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23038615

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC23369/

 

search google for broccoli cancer site:nih.gov

for more results

 

but dont try to cheat, broccoli supplements dont have the same enzymes and chemicals that help cancer!

 

 

Broccoli Supplements not Equivalent to Eating the Real Thing
A recent study explored whether broccoli supplements have the same
bioavailability as eating broccoli. The isothiocyantes (ITCs) in broccoli are
hydrolyzed by enzymes, myrosinases, that are naturally contained in fresh
broccoli; supplements do not generally contain these enzymes. Clarke and
colleagues performed a small cross-over study in which subjects consumed fresh
broccoli sprouts and then the equivalent dose of broccoli supplements that did not
have myrosinase. Bioavailability of the ITCs, sulforaphane and erucin, were
dramatically lower in blood and urine when broccoli
supplements were consumed compared to eating broccoli
sprouts. Additionally, polymorphisms in the GSTP1 enzymes
were not found to affect the metabolism or excretion of these
ITCs from either source. Taking broccoli supplements may not
produce the equivalent plasma concentrations of the bioactive
ITCs metabolites compared to eating broccoli sprouts.

Edited March 9, 2014 by t-pain

[jointedone]

It is yummy ROASTED in a little bit of olive oil.

[cheapshades]

For those that may be unfamiliar, I advise due consideration for Broccoli with regards to social settings.

 

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2013/06/18/5-ways-to-fight-flatulence

[in vivo]

Awesome post!

[imiubu]

Bump

[imiubu]

I did some research awhile back about cruciferous vegetables and their affect upon hypothyroidism.

imo, a healthy diet is about balancing our food intake with various veggies and fruits.

 

Here is one article on the subject for those interested:

 

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/food-beverages/cruciferous-vegetables

 

 

[t-pain]

On 7/14/2016 at 1:01 PM, imiubu said:

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/food-beverages/cruciferous-vegetables

wow thats a great article. thanks imi.

 

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Cancer

A recent intervention study demonstrated that cruciferous vegetables could increase the detoxification of carcinogens and other xenobiotics in humans. In this 12-week randomized controlled trial in 391 healthy Chinese adults exposed to high levels of air pollution, daily consumption of a broccoli sprout-rich beverage (providing 600 µmol/day of glucoraphanin and 40 µmol/day of sulforaphane) significantly increased the urinary excretion of a known carcinogen, benzene, and a toxicant, acrolein, compared to placebo (20). The biological activities of glucosinolate derivatives, isothiocyanates and indole-3-carbinol, which include modulation of xenobiotic metabolism, but also antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and inhibition of angiogenesis, likely contribute to the potential benefits of cruciferous vegetables in the prevention of cancer (see the MIC articles on Isothiocyanates and Indole-3-Carbinol) (23).

 

[kevinjoseph]

Broccoli. All cruciferous veggies (think cauliflower, cabbage, kale) contain cancer-fighting properties, but broccoli is the only one with a sizable amount of sulforaphane, a particularly potent compound that boosts the body's protective enzymes and flushes out cancer-causing chemicals, says Jed Fahey, ScD.