The Cancer-Fighting Power of Broccoli Sprouts

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The Cancer-Fighting Power of Broccoli Sprouts

 

 

A group of studies presented yesterday at the annual meeting of the

American Association for Cancer Research have added to the evidence

that diet can be crucial to health. In particular, two studies focused

on the cancer-preventive powers of broccoli sprouts.

 

Prevents Stomach Cancer

 

A team from Japan found that a diet rich in broccoli sprouts reduced

Helicobacteri pylori infection. H. pylori is a cause of gastritis, and

it is believed to be an important factor in stomach cancer.

 

Sulforaphane

 

The scientists were investigating the anti-cancer properties of

sulforaphane, a chemical derived from broccoli sprouts. It acts as an

antioxidant, and may destroy the H. pylori bacteria.

 

In another study on sulforaphane, performed by a researcher from Johns

Hopkins University, broccoli sprout extract was applied to the skin of

hairless mice, where it was found counteract the carcinogenic response

caused by exposure to ultraviolet light.

 

Half the Tumors

 

By the end of the study, 100 percent of the mice who had not been

treated with the extract developed cancerous skin tumors. Only half

that amount developed tumors among the treated mice, however, and

those that did developed only half as many tumors.

 

The Independent November 2, 2005

 

Science Daily October 31, 2005