Broccoli 5:1 Powdered Extract 25 kg (55 lbs): Q

The name comes from the Italian word for 'cabbage sprout' and indeed, broccoli is a relative of cabbage, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. Broccoli is versatile, truly delicious, and broccoli and broccoli sprouts appear to help prevent stomach cancer. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/28/health/main510308.shtml: 'Broccoli and broccoli sprouts kill a bacterium which a lot of us actually have, ' Jed W. Fahey of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine told CBS Radio News. 'It doesn't make most of us sick, but some of us it can give ulcers to and eventually lead to stomach cancer.' In laboratory tests the chemical sulforaphane killed helicobacter pylori, a bacteria that causes stomach ulcers and often fatal stomach cancers. 'Sulforaphane does protect against tumors or cancer at multiple organ sites in many animal models, ' said Fahey. 'It looks very much like it is also protective in humans.' And the good news is there appears to be enough of it in broccoli sprouts and some varieties of broccoli to benefit people who eat the vegetables. The researchers could not say how much broccoli one would have to eat for there to be an impact, something they said could not be determined without long-term tests involving humans. 'The levels were well within the range that you would expect to achieve by eating a serving of broccoli, ' Fahey said. The findings are reported in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Broccoli sprouts are tiny three-day-old plants that resemble alfalfa sprouts and have a peppery flavor. 'I feel quite comfortable suggesting people eat more fruits and vegetables, specifically cruciferous vegetables, specifically broccoli, ' Fahey said. 'We know it's safe and healthy...we know sulforaphane is effective in protecting against cancers.' Dr. Paul Talalay, a co-researcher at Johns Hopkins, had previously reported sulforaphane is an effective anticancer agent and the new studies extended that work to the bacteria that causes stomach cancer and ulcers.