Broccoli sprouts may prevent stomach cancer

Bangulzai SG

Broccoli sprouts may prevent stomach cancer by defeating Helicobacter pylori

Monday, April 6, 2009

Three-day-old broccoli sprouts, a widely available human food, suppressed Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections, according to a report in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. H. pylori infections are one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide and are a major cause of stomach cancer.

The cancer protective effects of sulforaphane, a phytochemical from broccoli, have been known for almost two decades, but this is the first study to show an effect of broccoli in humans on the bacterial infection that leads to stomach cancer. In this study, researchers enrolled 48 Helicobacter-infected Japanese men and women and randomly assigned them to eat 70 grams of fresh broccoli sprouts daily for eight weeks or an equivalent amount of alfalfa sprouts.

"Broccoli has recently entered the public awareness as a preventive dietary agent. This study supports the emerging evidence that broccoli sprouts may be able to prevent cancer in humans, not just in lab animals," said Jed Fahey, Sc.D., a faculty research associate in the Department of Pharmacology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Researchers assessed the severity of H. pylori infection at enrollment, and again at four and eight weeks using standard breath, serum and stool tests. H. pylori levels were significantly lower at eight weeks on all three measures among those patients who had eaten broccoli sprouts, while they remained the same for patients who had eaten alfalfa sprouts.

A reduction in H. pylori is expected to lead to a reduction in stomach cancer due to their well-established cause-and-effect link. Stomach cancer has a grim prognosis and is the second most common and the second deadliest cancer worldwide.

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American Association for Cancer Research

Thanks to American Association for Cancer Research for this article.

jgho83 SG

Ok I will eat it like I always do.

Bangulzai SG

a home tip for u

after cooking broccoli (normally we chinese stir-fry)

u can only keep up to 3 hours

after 3 hours the dish will turn sour. keep in fridge oso no use bcos it will oso turn sour so no point keeping overnight

Meia Gisborn SG

I personally love broccoli, but I know people who absolutely hate it and would rather commit suicide than consume 70 grams of it everyday to realize its health benefits.

redgistered SG

anyone know where to buy broccoli sprouts here in singapore? I have been to few supermarkets and all they sell are fully grown broccoli.

BenBenDeZhu SG

the fully grown 1 is gd as well

redgistered SG

i've read somewhere that a sprout has high concentration of sulforaphane compared to fully grown one. 3 ounces of sprouts equate to more than a pound of fully grown broccoli in terms of sulforaphane contents that's why i'm looking for sprouts.

BenBenDeZhu SG

i eat alot of them aniway

dumbdumb! SG

i like brocolli =)

better than cauliflower anyway. hahaha.

try making brocolli soup:

Bangulzai SG

anyone know where to buy broccoli sprouts here in singapore? I have been to few supermarkets and all they sell are fully grown broccoli.

i asked my mom and she also told me you can't possibly get broccoli sprouts at the supermarket

you can most probably get direct from a farm, check with them first before going (call them up)

i give you the link you go and see: http://www.momsinmind.com.sg/farmvisits.html

Bangulzai SG

anyone know where to buy broccoli sprouts here in singapore? I have been to few supermarkets and all they sell are fully grown broccoli.

hallo hallo

try checking them out !

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gigabyte14 SG

i have no idea why angmohs hate it

dumbdumb! SG

i have no idea why angmohs hate it

ya lor. it's nice

Bangulzai SG

ya lor. it's nice

me too. i like broccoli a lot and i eat fair amounts regularly too

ditzy SG

ok, so now we resort to eating its babies.

Fantagf SG

Unfortunately, my sensitive stomach does not accept these. Sob sob!

Bangulzai SG

Unfortunately, my sensitive stomach does not accept these. Sob sob!

me never knew sensitive stomach cannot take in certain kinds of veggies one (and you mean broccoli) leh

wat else u can't eat?

lianamaster SG

Love broccoli... !