Posted on 10/23/2007 12:46:49 PM PDT by blam
Broccoli juice 'better than sunscreens'
Last Updated: 2:41am BST 23/10/2007
Broccoli juice is better than conventional sunscreens when it comes to protecting against the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays, research has shown.
Tests on six volunteers exposed to pulses of UV radiation showed the extract reduced sunburn symptoms by up to 78 per cent.
Conventional sunscreens used in the same experiments were essentially ineffective.
The ointment was made from extracts of three-day-old broccoli sprouts rich in protective compounds called sulphoraphanes. Unlike a normal sunscreen, it does not absorb UV light to prevent it entering the skin. Instead, it works inside the body by boosting the production of enzymes that protect cells against UV damage and the risk of skin cancer.
Protection is said to last for several days.
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, first tested the ointment on genetically engineered hairless mice before carrying out tests on six human volunteers, three men and three women aged between 28 and 53.
The results were reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The report's lead author, Prof Paul Talalay, said the treatment could decrease the "long-term risk of developing cancer".
“At least that’s what Cubby told me,” said the James Bond movie starlet.
Do you actually have to drink it?
ROFL! Did she get burned?
btt
Wonder how Brussel sprouts would work.
They tested on six people and this is now a fact?
However, if you're unsure, might I first suggest that you try it out at a Star Trek convention?
Finally. One use for broccoli.
TC
Time to trade in the tin foil helmet and buy a lettuce leaf hat.
Senior Mr. Bush might not like eating his broccoli, but according to this, he’ll need his broccoli for sunscreen.
Doesn’t a necklace of broccoli keep at least one ex-president away? That would make two uses.
I know someone who is very light-skinned and needs sunscreen but who is also so sensitive to broccoli that eating even a tiny piece of it can put her in the hospital.
Broccoli Sprout-derived Extract Protects Against Ultraviolet Radiation
Yes, but who wants to hang out on the beach smelling like broccoli?
The only problem they have found with it is you become a target for cutworms.
Warning: Do not sunbathe next to known vegetarians while using this product.
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