July 2, 2008
Veg Link for Life
A PORTION of broccoli a week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men, scientists have found.
Nutritionists have discovered a link between eating green vegetables, such as broccoli, sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower, and a reduction in cancer.
Tests by the Norwich Institute of Food Research linked eating broccoli to the GSTM1 gene.A group of men at risk of developing prostate cancer were asked to eat an extra 400g portion of broccoli once a week for a year.
Eating the vegetable was found to have a profound genetic effect which reduced the risk of prostate cancer among those with the GSTM1 gene.
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