date:Sep 20, 2012
Increased intakes of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and kale may reduce the risk of breast cancer by about 15%, suggests a new meta-analysis from China.
Scientists from Zhejiang University report that the protective effects of cruciferous vegetables were most likely due to the content of glucosinolates in the vegetables, which the body converts to the anti-cancer compounds isothiocyanates and indole-3-carbinol.
Case-control studies providing data for 18,673 breast cancer cases indicated