User:Herb5902/Brocco Gen

From WikiAlpha
Jump to: navigation, search

broccoli brassica oleracea italica sprout

Broccoli has high levels of glucoraphanin, a compound that is converted into a potent antioxidant called sulforaphane during digestion

Benefits:

  • Nematodes
  • Blood Sugar
    • decreases insulin resistance
    • reduced pancreatic cell damage
  • Antioxidants
  • Kaempferol, a flavonoid in broccoli, demonstrates strong anti-inflammatory capacity
  • Cancer
    • prostate
    • colorectal
  • healthy gut function
    • reduced levels of inflammation in the colon
    • favorable changes in gut bacteria
  • Anti-aging
    • sulforaphane increases the expression of antioxidant genes
  • Bones and Joints

Side Effects:

  • gas
  • diarrhea