Scientist recently discovered that broccoli and its veggie cousins may possess cancer fighting abilities. They found for the first time that certain substances in the vegetables appear to target and block a defective gene associated with cancer. This ground breaking discovery may lead to new developments in the fight against cancer, as reported in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.Fung-Lung Chung and colleagues found that broccoli, cauliflower, watercress, and other cruciferous vegetables appear to halt the growth of cancer. The substance that theses scientist found is called isothiocyanates (or ITCs) which in precious experiments have shown to stop cancer growth. The only problem is that more research is necessary because the scientists have yet to discover exactly how the ITC's work, which is key in developing medicine that helps to fight cancer in humans.
I guess that eating broccoli is not so bad after all. I love broccoli it's one of my favorite veggies but, it took a little persuasion to get me there, (Thanks Mom!) Like they say "mother knows best." Cancer is a major issue in America, which I believe has a lot to do with our diets. With that said hopefully, you won't pass on those vegetables next time you're at the super market. I am always amazed at how science can find new uses for things that have been right in front of us ages. This is what science is all about! And that's exactly why science rocks!
Source:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110126131906.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
American Chemical Society (2011, January 26). Discovery of a biochemical basis for broccoli's cancer-fighting ability. ScienceDaily. Retrieved
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