Egg salad sandwich with broccoli sprouts
I found a tasty recipe for an egg salad sandwich with broccoli sprouts over at the Tasty Palettes blog.
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Filed under: recipes, sprouts on December 31st, 2008 | No Comments »
Brocco Sprouts is now on Facebook
Please join is in our “Foods That Prevent Cancer” group. See you there!
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Sulforaphane interferes with cancer cell proliferation during cell mitosis.
A new study from University of California Santa Barbara shows sulforaphane acts in a similar way that anticancer drugs taxol and vincristine act to inhibit cell division, by interfering with microtubule functioning during mitosis.
Here’s the press release.
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Filed under: SGS, cancer, science news on December 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
A Diet High in Vegetables, Fruit and Fiber May Cut Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence in Women Without Hot Flashes
University of California San Diego reports that analysis of data from a multicenter, clinical trial involving over 3,000 breast cancer survivors suggests that a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fiber and relatively low in fat showed a risk reduction of cancer recurrence among women who did not experience hot flashes.
The results of the trial [...]
Filed under: breast cancer, broccoli, food, science news on December 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Oral sulforaphane in BroccoSprouts increases Phase II antioxidant enzymes in the human upper airway
The use of BroccoSprouts in this study from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine shows Phase II enzyme induction in the human airway which could reduce the inflammatory effects of oxidative stress.
“Human subjects ate broccoli sprouts or alfalfa sprouts. Increased Phase II enzyme expression in nasal lavage cells occurred in a dose-dependent manner with [...]
Filed under: SGS, lung, science news, sprouts on December 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
Take another deep breath, eat more broccoli
In response to the recently reported study that broccoli may reduce lung cancer risk in smokers, I give you Jim Prevor, the Perishable Pundit, who exhorts President-Elect (and smoker) Barack Obama to quit smoking and eat more broccoli
Mr. Prevor’s great article further articulates the study, including a Q&A with Roswell Park Cancer Institute researcher Dr. [...]
Filed under: broccoli, cancer, lung, science news on December 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
Can I freeze the sprouts?
We are frequently asked if one can freeze broccoli sprouts. The answer is a qualified yes. Taste and texture are generally not regarded as nearly as pleasant as with fresh sprouts (texture becomes similar to the texture of boiled lettuce). Thawing after freezing breaks open the plant cells and allows the myrosinase [...]
Filed under: sprouts on December 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Individual Variation/Transit Time – How much sulforaphane are you getting?
We have been asked in the past: When you ingest sulforaphane glucosinolate (SGS) via broccoli, BroccoSprouts®, tea or supplements, just how much of the sulforaphane is actually metabolized in the body? Several studies indicate the amount can vary widely from individual to individual. In 2005, Johns Hopkins researchers traveled to Qidong, China where [...]
Filed under: SGS, broccoli, science news, sprouts on December 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
The age-old question: raw or cooked?
A study was just published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that explores the metabolism of SGS and sulforaphane, and the age-old debate: is it nutritionally better to eat raw or cooked broccoli? The answer is, it depends!
Let’s begin with a little plant cell biology. Glucoraphanin (aka SGS), which is the glucosinolate [...]
Filed under: SGS, broccoli, science news on December 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
BroccoSprouts on YouTube!
A few years ago, Dr. Paul Talalay gave an interview for a Discovery Channel show called “Future Tense.” You can view it here.
We also posted another interesting video about broccoli sprouts and cancer prevention, and there will be more to come.
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Filed under: broccoli, sprouts, video on December 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
