Thursday, November 5, 2009

Health Tip - Benefit of Eating Cauliflower

How does one benefit frome ating cauliflower ?

Cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage can help beat cancer - and now scientists believe they have found out why. Research shows that chemicals found in vegetables can boost DNA repair in cells to prevent them creating tumors. A naturally occurring compund called I3C, found in brassica vegetables such as brussels sprouts and others, and a chemical called genistein found in soy beans - both increase the levels of vital DNA repair proteins in cancer cells. previous studies have suggested a link between eating such vegetables and protection against cancer. But the least research puts forward a molecular mechanism on how they might work, according to the British Journal of Cancer.


Source : TOI