Eat Your Brocolli!
New research shows that cruciferous vegetables reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality.
Okay, we know, we know. Broccoli is not everyone’s favorite vegetable. However, scientists have recently discovered that both men and women may reduce their risk of dying as well as the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by consuming more cruciferous vegetables. They found that consuming cruciferous vegetables may reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality by as much as 22%.
One thing to take note of, however, is that an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption was not found to decrease the risk of dying from cancer. Although, some studies disputants. In this study, those who ate the highest levels of cruciferous vegetables also showed the greatest reductions in a risk of cardiovascular mortality. Even those in this study who had the lowest intake of cruciferous veggies, such as broccoli, consumed a lot. This is due to the fact that this study took place in Shanghai, which is in China, which has a population that consumes large amounts of cruciferous veggies on a regular basis .
The research team made the suggestion that increasing the intake cruciferous and other vegetables – but particularly those in the cruciferous family – may promote a long life and health of the cardiovascular system study was released on May 18 of 2011. It will be published in a new issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
