Re: If you didn't have enough reasons to eat your broccoli

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

Broccoli sprouts are thumbs-up. The pdfs are available for these two

papers. The second paper was mostly on variety of broccoli seeds.

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/86/98988.htm

Wu L, Ashraf MH, Facci M, Wang R, Paterson PG, Ferrie A, Juurlink

BH.

Dietary approach to attenuate oxidative stress,

hypertension, and inflammation in the cardiovascular system.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 May 4;101(18):7094-9. Epub 2004 Apr

21.

PMID: 15103025 [PubMed]

West LG, Meyer KA, Balch BA, Rossi FJ, Schultz MR, Haas GW.

Glucoraphanin and 4-hydroxyglucobrassicin contents in seeds

of 59 cultivars of broccoli, raab, kohlrabi, radish, cauliflower,

brussels sprouts, kale, and cabbage.

J Agric Food Chem. 2004 Feb 25;52(4):916-26.

PMID: 14969551 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Cheers, Al Pater.

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wrote:

> The link: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/86/98988.htm

>

> The article:

>

> Broccoli Sprouts May Protect Heart

>

> Compound in Broccoli Sprouts May Fight Heart Disease

>

> By Warner

>

> WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Charlotte Grayson, MD

> on Wednesday, April 28, 2004

>

> April 28, 2004 -- A powerful antioxidant found in broccoli and

> broccoli sprouts may help protect the heart from high blood

> pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

> A new study shows the compound, called glucoraphanin, helped

improve

> heart health, fight inflammation, and boost natural defense systems

> against oxidative stress in laboratory rats.

> Oxidative stress occurs when unstable molecules, known as free

> radicals, react with oxygen in the body, causing inflammation and

> cell damage that can raise the risk of heart disease, stroke, and

> cancer. Antioxidants are thought to help prevent these effects by

> fighting the effects of oxidative stress on the body.

> Glucoraphanin is one of a group of chemicals that act as an

indirect

> antioxidant that raises the body's antioxidant defense systems.

It's

> found naturally in broccoli and broccoli sprouts.

> The study appears in the May 4 issue of the Proceedings of the

> National Academy of Sciences, and the research was supported by the

> Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund.

> Broccoli Sprout Compound Helps Heart

> In the study, researchers looked at the association between a diet

> containing broccoli sprouts, which have a high concentration of

> glucoraphanin, and oxidative stress in an animal model of high

blood

> pressure.

> For 14 weeks, researchers fed rats broccoli sprouts that were

either

> rich in glucoraphanin or had been depleted of the compound. By the

> end of the study, they found rats fed the glucoraphanin-rich diet

> had decreased blood pressure and inflammation in the heart.

> Researchers say the improvements were due to increased antioxidant

> defense systems and a lowered inflammatory response triggered by

the

> glucoraphanin.

> " Although more research needs to be done to fully establish the

link

> between [glucoraphanin] and improved heart health, the findings are

> encouraging, " says researcher Bernhard H.J. Juurlink, PhD, of the

> University of Saskatchewan, in a news release. " This study opens up

> a whole new area of research that may lead to a simple, preventive

> measure that may help millions of Americans reduce their risk of

> cardiovascular disease. "

>

> SOURCES: Wu, L. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,

May

> 4, 2004; vol 101: pp 7094-7099. News release, Breassica Protection

> Products.

[Guest guest]

Broccoli sprouts are also a tremendous anti-cancer food, multiple times more

powerful than cruciferous veggies (including broccoli itself).

Broccoli sprouts are very hard to home grow however, much more so than other

sprouts. I've never been successful with them and have to resort to

store-bought. Warren, have you grown broccoli sprouts? Has anyone?

on 5/6/2004 1:41 PM, old542000 at apater@... wrote:

>> Broccoli Sprouts May Protect Heart

>>

>> Compound in Broccoli Sprouts May Fight Heart Disease

>>

>> By Warner

>>

>> WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Charlotte Grayson, MD

>> on Wednesday, April 28, 2004

>>

>> April 28, 2004 -- A powerful antioxidant found in broccoli and

>> broccoli sprouts may help protect the heart from high blood

>> pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

[Guest guest]

Okay, I'm lost. What are broccoli sprouts? I've know what broccoli

stalks are and the florets, but I've never seen broccoli sprouts.

Maybe in a health food store?

Jen

>

> >> Broccoli Sprouts May Protect Heart

> >>

> >> Compound in Broccoli Sprouts May Fight Heart Disease

> >>

> >> By Warner

> >>

> >> WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Charlotte Grayson, MD

> >> on Wednesday, April 28, 2004

> >>

> >> April 28, 2004 -- A powerful antioxidant found in broccoli and

> >> broccoli sprouts may help protect the heart from high blood

> >> pressure, heart disease, and stroke.