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A Study conducted at Britain ’s Institute of Food Research and published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that consuming broccoli could help prevent cancer.
The study included 20 participants; they were given a combination of wild and commercially available broccoli to consume for 3 months. The participants were separated into 3 groups; one group consumed wild broccoli, the other group consumed commercially available broccoli, and the last group did not consume any broccoli.
The team found that the 2 groups that consumed broccoli showed an improvement in their metabolism. The researchers noted that this is probably from the high levels of glucoraphanin found in broccoli. They found that glucoraphanin was associated with preventing disease, especially cancer and helps “retune” metabolic processes in the cells that get disrupted as we age.
The researchers recommend eating broccoli two to three times per week.
According to lead author, Dr. Richard Mithen:
“We think it is significant because it shows in humans a measurable effect on our metabolism, which is central to our overall health and could explain the diverse range of beneficial effects many observational dietary studies have shown previously.”
If you are interested in preventing cancer and other diseases, you might want to consider adding broccoli to your diet.
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