One more for the heart
According to an animal study from Imperial College London, sulforaphane stimulates the Nrf2 protein, a protective molecule that reduces arterial inflammation.
The scientists found that the Nrf2 protein is absent from the innermost layer of cells in the branches and bends of arteries, thus making them vulnerable to inflammation and disease and subsequent atherosclerosis.
Using mice engineered [...]
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