This is why I increase
my broccoli sprout consumption in the summer, so I can get the benefits of Vitamin D from the sun without worrying about aging more quickly from the sun exposure.
Not exact matches
In 1975, Rowland Philips compared Seventh - Day Adventists physicians, who do not eat meat, with non-Seventh Day Adventist physicians, and found that the vegetarian doctors had higher rates of gastrointestinal and colon - rectal cancer deaths.10 National Cancer Institute data show that Argentina, with very high levels of beef
consumption, has significantly lower rates of colon cancer than other western countries where beef
consumption is considerably lower.11 A 1997 study published in the International Journal of Cancer found that increased risk of colon and rectal cancer was positively associated with
consumption of bread, cereal dishes, potatoes, cakes, desserts and refined sugars, but not with eggs or meat.12 And a 1978 study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found no greater risk of colon cancer, regardless of the amounts of beef or other meats ingested.13 The study also found that those who ate plenty of cruciferous vegetables, such as cabbage, Brussels
sprouts and
broccoli, had lower rates of colon cancer.
For maximum benefit, researchers advise eating
broccoli sprouts consistently — and add that regular
consumption could grant some protection against H. pylori, while potentially helping to prevent stomach cancer.
The implication is thatradish
sprouts have potentially greater chemoprotective action against carcinogens than
broccoli sprouts when hydrolysed under conditions similar to that during human
consumption.
A 3 - month long study done on 300 Chinese individuals showed that the daily
consumption of
broccoli sprouts increased urinary excretion of some harmful pollutants up to 61 % (3).
Through the
consumption of
broccoli, cabbage, Brussel
sprouts and other cruciferous vegetables, your body receives an ample amount of the nutrient sulforaphane.
Study after study has shown that increased
consumption of cruciferous vegetables — including
broccoli, Brussels
sprouts, cabbage, mustard greens and kale — is strongly associated with reductions in mortality — and offers particular protection against cancers of the breast, prostate, bladder and lung.