Health
Herbs, spices on vegetables may increase their appeal to men, young adults
Adults who don't routinely eat vegetables for lunch may be more likely to consume them if the vegetables are seasoned, a new study suggests.
Jun 5, 2017
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News tagged with broccoli
Oncology & Cancer
Broccoli sprout extract may protect against oral cancer recurrence
Potent doses of broccoli sprout extract activate a "detoxification" gene and may help prevent cancer recurrence in survivors of head and neck cancer, according to a trial by the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, ...
Jun 23, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows broccoli may offer protection against liver cancer
Consumption of broccoli has increased in the United States over the last few decades as scientists have reported that eating the vegetable three to five times per week can lower the risk of many types of cancer including ...
Mar 3, 2016
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Cardiology
Enriched broccoli reduces cholesterol
Including a new broccoli variety in the diet reduces blood LDL-cholesterol levels by around 6%, according to the results of human trials led by the Institute of Food Research.
Apr 8, 2015
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Health
Broccoli sprout drink enhances detoxification of air pollutants in clinical trial in China
A clinical trial involving nearly 300 Chinese men and women residing in one of China's most polluted regions found that daily consumption of a half cup of broccoli sprout beverage produced rapid, significant and sustained ...
Jun 16, 2014
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Health
Steaming broccoli preserves potential power to fight cancer, study finds
(HealthDay)—The way you prepare broccoli and related vegetables can alter their potentially cancer-fighting powers, new research shows.
Nov 8, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Unusual combination therapy shows promise for preventing prostate cancer, researchers find
Combining a compound from broccoli with an antimalarial drug prevents prostate cancer in mice, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) researchers discovered.
Sep 17, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Wear your vegetables: Could broccoli hold the key to skin cancer prevention?
With skin cancer emerging as one of the world's most prevalent forms of cancer, researchers are using every tool at their disposal to fight this disease. The tool of choice for Sally Dickinson? Broccoli.
Jul 25, 2013
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Health
Study: No quick savings from workplace wellness
(AP)—Your boss wants you to eat your broccoli, hit the treadmill and pledge you'll never puff on a cigarette.
Mar 4, 2013
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Health
Dustbin to dinner: ministers served binned food
The green beans are fresh, the broccoli crunchy and the baby corn sweet, but having failed "cosmetic" tests of international supermarkets, the Kenyan-grown food was hurled out as waste.
Feb 19, 2013
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