Antioxidants

Sulforaphane's Protective Properties Beneficial Against Several Diseases

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 5th, 2002

Three recently published scientific studies reinforce the protective power of sulforaphane, the naturally occurring antioxidant in broccoli and broccoli sprouts, by demonstrating new aspects of disease prevention.

Studies on sulforaphane (SGS) in human cell lines and laboratory animals show its potential effect on hypertension, prostate cancer, and macular degeneration.

The studies, reported in late 2001 by scientists from Johns Hopkins, Stanford University, and the University of Saskatchewan, give new significance to the potential health benefits of sulforaphane, the antioxidant phytochemical originally isolated from broccoli, and now available to...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-02-05)

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