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15 Health Benefits Of The World’s Most Hated Vegetable

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10. Cancer Protection

Speaking of cancer, broccoli can offer you some of the most powerful protection from all different types of cancer. Sulphoraphane, which is found in cruciferous vegetables and gives broccoli that slightly bitter taste, gives broccoli its cancer-fighting abilities. Sulphoraphane inhibits an enzyme known to allow cancer cells to grow and multiply. Broccoli also contains compounds called isothiocyanates, which scientists believe block the mutant genes that grow to become cancerous cells. The glucoraphanin in broccoli rids the body of the bacterium H. pylori, which is known to greatly increase the risk of developing stomach cancer.

 

11.  Helps Manage Weight

Broccoli makes sense if you are trying to lose a few pounds. Low in calories, yet high in fiber, broccoli can help to fill you up but not fill you out! This veggie can take up room in your stomach, making you feel full, but not weighing you down with a bunch of heavy carbs or calories. The three things to look for in foods when you want to lose weight are water, protein, and fiber. Broccoli has an abundance of all three!

 

12. Natural Anti-Inflammatory

Broccoli is a great plant-based source of omega-3 fatty acids, which is a natural anti-inflammatory. Eating more broccoli can help to reduce your risk of developing numerous chronic health conditions that are all related to inflammation, including arthritis and Alzheimer’s.

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One Comment

  1. Kitsy WooWoo

    Nov 5, 2015 at 2:36 pm

    I LOVE broccoli! My husband used to complain, “What…broccoli again?” It’s brussels sprouts I don’t cotton to. Supposedly, this is why:

    http://www.sciencefocus.com/qa/why-do-some-people-hate-brussels-sprouts