While not all of us love eating broccoli, we cannot deny the many health benefits of this vegetable. For example, it is rich in useful vitamins A, C, K, B1, B2, B3. B5, B6, B9.
Along with all this broccoli is rich in the so beneficial sulforaphane, which has been proven to help reduce a number of pathologies, such as cancer. Also this compound helps lower cholesterol, but it also affects the digestive system very well.
Sulforaphane - all the benefits
The beneficial extract can be obtained either from the sprouts of the vegetable or from the broccoli itself and in both cases it is rich in the highly beneficial active ingredients that are available commercially and as a food supplement. To this day, a number of other studies are still being conducted, so that more benefits of the compound sulforaphane continue to be discovered.
The results with sulforaphane are very promising, namely that it may turn out to be one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against cancer. For example, in 2008 it was reported that sulforaphane extract helps to reduce the incidence of urinary tract neoplasms and this was studied in animal studies. No less important is that in 2010 the antitumor activity of sulforaphane was discovered.
Benefits for the body:
1. Minimizes the risk of malignant formations;
2. Protects the skin from UV rays;
4. It has a positive effect on the overall condition of people with autism;
5. Protects against the development of type 2 diabetes;
6. Protects our heart system;
7. Significantly improves the condition of the digestive system;
8. Reduces the risk of constipation;
9. It has a positive effect on the body in the presence of any inflammations;
10. Minimizes the risk of narrowing of the arteries.
The sulforaphane extract is also good for the skin because it protects it from harmful UV rays during hot summer days. Along with this, sulforaphane helps to accelerate the production of the protective enzymes that are formed in the skin cells and help to protect against the harmful effect of ultraviolet rays. Along with this, broccoli extract helps to reduce such harmful cholesterol, which is also very useful for our body.
Sulforaphane also has a fairly strong bactericidal effect against the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. It is quite resistant and can lead to peptic ulcers, and the treatment is carried out with antibiotics, but unfortunately the bacteria often develop resistance to them. On the other hand, this compound works very well against this type of bacterial infection, with a study showing a reduction of bacteria levels by as much as 40% in people who took sulforaphane.
And so that the healthy can be combined with the pleasant, choose one of our recipes for broccoli casseroles or creamy broccoli soup.
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