Broccoli Sprouts Fight Cancer

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that three-day old broccoli sprouts have exceptionally high amounts of a natural cancer-fighting compound. For years scientists have known that vegetables in the cabbage family had beneficial health effects. Recently, they've had success in drilling down further to unlock the secret benefits... the reasons why eating such foods can reduce the risk of disease. Dr. Paul Talalay and his colleagues, working over 20 years, showed that some varieties of vegetables such as broccoli contain substantial quantities of sulforaphane (sul-FOR-a-fane), which helped support antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E.