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Featured: Broccoli improves your gut bacteria

Recent studies have revealed what happens to your gut bacteria when you eat broccoli, and the effects are remarkable.

Posted on Mon, 26 Sep 16

Thyroid and broccoli: perfectly safe

People worried about broccoli and other vegetables in the brassica family can safely consume them as they do not cause hypothyroidism or goiter, according to research.

Posted on Wed, 11 Sep 13

What happens to your body after you eat broccoli?

Broccoli is a super food, not only is it nutritious it is a rich source of phytochemicals that increase your natural defenses against oxidative stress, and DNA damage.

Posted on Sun, 11 Jul 10

Natural substance for cervical cancer prevention

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), also known as cervical dysplasia, is a potentially precancerous condition of the cervix. Current treatments generally consist of invasive procedures that may adversely affect reproductive potential and safer methods for cancer prevention are needed. A natural substance derived from broccoli has shown some promise.

Posted on Sat, 13 Feb 10

Cancer curbing cruciferous vegetables

What we eat is a major determinant of cancer development. It has been estimated that 30-35% of cancer cases are due to dietary factors, a figure that may be higher for specific cancers such as bowel cancer where diet has been linked to 70% of cases (1). Fruits and vegetables contain literally thousands of chemicals that have potential to reduce cancer risk and some vegetables have unusually high concentrations of anti-cancer compounds.