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Broccoli May Fight Lung Cancer In Smokers
WHIO ^ | Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Posted on 11/19/2008 9:26:43 PM PST by nickcarraway

How Vegetables Cooked Makes Difference

Broccoli appears to lower the risk of lung cancer in smokers and ex-smokers, according to a new study.

Li Tang of the roswell Park Cancer Institute said that cruciferous vegetables don't eliminate the threat of cancer, but they help.

"Broccoli is not a therapeutic drug, but for smokers who believe they cannot quit nor do anything about their risk, this is something positive," Tang said. "People who quit smoking will definitely benefit more from intake of cruciferous vegetables."

Other common cruciferous vegetables include kale, collard greens, cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower and bok choi.

A team studied lung-cancer patients and people without it who had similar diets and smoking habits. It included all commonly consumed cruciferous vegetables, as well as whether they were eaten raw or cooked.

Among smokers, the protective effect of cruciferous vegetable intake ranged from a 20 percent reduction in risk to a 55 percent reduction, depending on the type of vegetable consumed and the duration and intensity of smoking, according to a news release.

Also, raw vegetables were the only kind found to offer protection to current smokers.

"These findings are not strong enough to make a public health recommendation yet," said Li. "However, strong biological evidence supports this observation. These findings, along with others, indicate cruciferous vegetables may play a more important role in cancer prevention among people exposed to cigarette-smoking."


TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: broccoli; cancer; cruciferous

1 posted on 11/19/2008 9:26:44 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Guess I better go buy some broccoli b/c quitting smoking is proving very unappealing to me post-election.


2 posted on 11/19/2008 9:32:41 PM PST by RaiderRose (No thanks, Barry. You can keep the Change.)
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To: nickcarraway

I can’t stand broccoli, but thankfully, I don’t smoke. I had a stomach bug after I ate it, and I just associate the two together.


3 posted on 11/19/2008 9:32:42 PM PST by Pinkbell (Liberals are only tolerant of those with whom they agree.)
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4 posted on 11/19/2008 9:41:04 PM PST by JoeProBono ( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
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5 posted on 11/19/2008 9:44:26 PM PST by JoeProBono ( Loose Associations - Postcards from My Mind)
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To: JoeProBono

Great! Now how am I supposed to eat broccoli when it looks so dang happy?!?
lol


6 posted on 11/19/2008 10:17:11 PM PST by RaiderRose (No thanks, Barry. You can keep the Change.)
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To: nickcarraway

Good thing Bush the Elder doesn’t smoke then.


7 posted on 11/19/2008 10:17:21 PM PST by MissCalico
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To: nickcarraway

All well and good, but how do you keep the broccoli lit?


8 posted on 11/19/2008 10:24:20 PM PST by decal ("You should make a point of trying every experience once, excepting incest and folk dancing.")
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To: JoeProBono

Great. I’ll wrap you and the broccoli in some rolling paper and smoke you both.


9 posted on 11/19/2008 10:25:32 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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10 posted on 11/19/2008 10:32:13 PM PST by smokingfrog (If it's to be a bloodbath, let it be now. Appeasement is not the answer. - Ronald Reagan)
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Give me broccoli or give me death?

I guess I'll have to take death.

11 posted on 11/19/2008 10:37:29 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (The cosmos is about the smallest hole a man can stick his head in. - Chesterton)
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To: RaiderRose

If you’re a confirmed smoker, as I was, I recommend:

http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Smoking-Non-Smokers/dp/1402718616

I was a forty year smoker. The title made me laugh several times in Barnes and Noble. Then I started reading it in the coffee shop. Bought it. Good, basic common sense that did me more good in quiting than all the other methods combined.

FWIW.


12 posted on 11/19/2008 11:38:07 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr

Thank you! I will check it out. We need all the help we can get. lol


13 posted on 11/20/2008 7:47:58 AM PST by RaiderRose (No thanks, Barry. You can keep the Change.)
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