Brococoli Can Fight Cancer
Eating a few portions of broccoli every week can actually protect men from having prostate cancer later in their life. Researchers believe that a substance called isothiocyanate in the broccoli sparks hundreds of genetic changes, activating some genes that fight cancer and switching off others that fuel tumors.
Prostate cancer kills more men than any other kind except for lung cancer. Each year, 680,000 men worldwide are diagnosed with the disease and about 220,000 will die from it.
The benefit derived from broccoli would likely also be available from other cruciferous vegetables that contain isothiocyanate, including Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, arugula, watercress and horseradish. So stop setting those green vegetables aside, because they can do wonders for your health more than you think.
i like broccoli.
i don’t understand why a lot of people esp here in america don’t like it..
Comment by alicia — July 24, 2008 @ 11:03 pm
I’ll make sure to include this vegie in my hubby’s diet. For more health issues:
Comment by Chen — July 25, 2008 @ 9:10 pm