An animal study in 2004 found that
broccoli sprouts decreased stress in both cardiovascular and kidney tissues.
Not exact matches
A recent study out of UCLA also linked a compound in
broccoli (high in
broccoli sprouts) to a
decreased risk of respiratory inflammatory diseases like asthma, upper - respiratory allergies, and COPD.
When the researchers gave concentrated
broccoli sprout extracts to 97 human type 2 diabetes patients in a 12 - week randomized placebo - controlled trial, obese participants who entered the study with dysregulated disease demonstrated significantly
decreased fasting blood glucose levels compared to controls.
As the concentration of sulforaphane is a lot higher in
broccoli sprouts than in mature
broccoli, exactly the same
decrease in risk theoretically may be had with a weekly intake of slightly over an ounce of
sprouts.
Cruciferous vegetables such as
broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels
sprouts, bok choy, kale, etc. have been shown to help
decrease the risk of cancer, especially breast cancer.
Soy and
broccoli, kale, Brussels
sprouts, and other cruciferous veggies can
decrease your thyroid's uptake of iodine when eaten in very large amounts.
Diabetes patients experienced
decreased insulin resistance when they supplemented their diets with 10 grams of
broccoli sprout powder per day for four weeks, in a study published in the November 2012 issue of the «International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition.»
In a study published in the June 2012 issue of the journal «Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice» four weeks of supplementation with 10 grams of
broccoli sprout powder per day
decreased triglyceride levels and significantly increased levels of high - density lipoprotein, or HDL, the good form of cholesterol.