Posted on 08/25/2009 9:17:30 AM PDT by nickcarraway
"I'm president of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli!" proclaimed George H.W. Bush in a 1990 news conference. America's 41st president disdained broccoli so much that he banned the vegetable from the White House menu.
Now 84, Bush may live to regret his broccoli bullying: New scientific evidence suggests that a chemical in broccoli may rejuvenate the immune system enough to ward off common diseases of aging.
At the University of California- Los Angeles, Andre Nel and colleagues recently discovered that sulforaphane, a phytonutrient in broccoli, activates antioxidant pathways at the cellular level.
Injected into the dendritic cells (immune cells in the skin) of old mice, the sulforaphane flipped on a set of antioxidant genes and enzymes sufficiently to fight free radicals of oxygen to a standstill. The immune responsiveness of the old mice rose to that of young mice in the study. The researchers believe that broccoli may protect the immune system from such common accompaniments of aging as cardiovascular disease, degenerative joint diseases, and diabetes.
The sulforaphane in broccoli and other members of the cabbage family also protects against cancer via another mechanism. In the liver, it induces the production of enzymes that detoxify carcinogenic substances.
Understanding molecular pathways is vital in unraveling the mysteries of aging. But it may be just as wise to reassess the love-hate relationship Americans have with broccoli. The sulfurous aroma it gives off while cooking is an acquired taste for many, but broccoli contains so many traditional nutrients and bioactive compounds that it deserves a high ranking on anyone's must-eat list.
Broccoli has a ripple effect on the body, revitalizing the immune system, the brain, and bones, says dietitian Suzanne Moorse (cq). She believes that Nel's study, published recently in the
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Oh, that’s why Michael Jackson ate so much of it.
Broccoli: Providing natural gas efficiently.
It’s good to see the Sun cover breaking news.
I like broccoli as a side dish. It goes well with a nice hunk of grilled meat.
What is the difference between boogers and broccoli?
Ya can’t MAKE a kid eat broccoli
I LOVE broccoli!
Is sulforaphane related to propane?
I’ve read that there’s been an “abnormality” (my word)discovered in the taste buds that causes a person to love (or hate..can’t recall which) broccoli.My Dad hated it and almost made it to 89.I love it...so we’ll see what happens when I approach 89.
He’s still alive at the age of 84, I doubt he has anything to regret. I know people who didn’t live to see their 80s, including my father in law and mother.
“I LOVE broccoli!”
Me, too .. and I was always the odd man out as a kid, I LOVED spinach. Didn’t need no Popeye.
There’s a lady I know
If I didn’t know her
She’d be the lady I didn’t know.
And my lady, she went downtown
She bought some ber-ra-ccoli
She brought it ho-ome...
She’s chop’in broccoli
Chop’in brocco-li
Chop’in brocco-la
Chop’in brocco-laa-aa
She’s chop’in brocco-lay
Chop’in brocco-lay
She’s chop-eah-un!
Chop’in brocco-loco -lay -eaa -eaa -eaa—eeee
She’s chopin’ broccoli
She chopin’ she chopin’ she chopin’ she chopin’ she chopin’
Ch ch ch ch ch ch ta ta ta ta the bra-co-li-i
She’s chopin’ brrrrraaaaiiiii
She’s chop she’s chop broccoli
She’s chopin’ beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I love spinach too!
However I do not like cooked carrots nor peas (only peapods)
Broccoli and all the cruciferous veggies (cabbage, brussell sprouts, kale) are all very good for you.
But having read quite a few articles and abstracts about nutrition, there is a vegetable that shows up over and over at the top of various lists.
It’s got one of the highest superfood ratings there is.
Red bell peppers!
“I LOVE broccoli!”
Me too!
Closer to methane.
bttt
Now, I love it too with or without Popeye.
“Closer to methane.”
Will Obama TAX us on that too?
They’re already after cows for tax $$$$.
About the only vegetables I don't,at least,like (if not love)are lima beans,squash,Brussels sprouts and peas.Everything else...just pile it on.And I've always been that way.
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