Woman’s Day Australia – July 08, 2019

Health

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WEEK

BRAINFOOD

A new study by Warwick Business School

in the UK has found increasing fruit and

vegetables in a person’s diet lowers their

risk of clinical depression. The study state

that eating four extra portions of fruit and

veg a day can boost a person’s mental

health so much it offsets half the negative

psychological impact of divorce and a

quarter of that impact for unemployment.

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Words:

Julia

Braybrook,

Good

Health

&Wellbeing

magazine,

Gabriella

Del

Grande.

CANCERFIGHTERS

Whilemost studies to date

havebeendone with rodents,

theresultsseem promising.

Broccolisprout extracts have

beenfound to protect against

throat,bladder and skin cancer

inmice.A 2013 study in the

Epigenetics journal found

sulforaphane from sprouts and

othercruciferous vegetables

causedcelldeath in colon

r cells while leaving

ealthy cells

unaffected.

In human trials,

a study of 20 men

with recurrent

tate cancer saw

participants given broccoli

sprouts over 20 weeks. The

research, published in the

journal Investigational New

Drugs, saw some improvements

in cancer markers.

DETOXIFYING BENEFITS

Broccoli sprouts are thought to

have detoxifying benefits for

respiratory health, too. A 2014

study had 291 participants in

a polluted area of China drink

a broccoli sprout drink for 12

weeks, and found they excreted

far larger quantities of airborne

chemicals than those who took

a placebo. The sprouts are also

being looked at as a potential

treatmentforthegutinfection

Helicobacterpylori– a type

ofbacteriacausingulcersin

theliningofthestomachor

smallintestine.Whilestudies

havefoundbroccolisprouts

can’teliminatetheinfection

entirely,it’sthoughttheycan

temporarilysuspendthe

infectioninsomepatients.

Broccolisproutscanreact

withmedicationsbroken

downbytheliver,sotalkwith

yourGP.Aswithmanysprouts,

thereis a raisedriskoffood

poisoningfromE.coli,so

they’rebestavoidedif

you’repregnantorhavea

compromisedimmunesystem.

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SUPER STRENGTH

The health world is buzzing

about broccoli sprouts because

they contain much higher levels

of the compound glucosinolate

than mature broccoli. When

plants containing glucosinolate

are damaged – like when we

chew them – they release the

enzyme myrosinase, which

converts glucosinolate into

an isothiocyanate called

sulforaphane. Scientists think

it’s this chemical that could be

behind cruciferous vegetables,

like cauliflower and broccoli,

being associatedwitha lower

risk of developingcancer

Notably broccol

sprouts have 30

to 50 times the

concentrationof

this chemical than

mature broccoli.

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FYI

Broccoli sprouts look

similar to alfalfa sprouts

and have a slightly zesty,

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most nutrients, they should be

eaten raw and picked when

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Add to salads, sandwiches

or blend into

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