Broccoli Health Benefits

Broccoli is a part of the cruciferous family of vegetables which also include the cabbage, kale and cauliflower. This vegetable is one of the richest iron food sources in the vegetable world.

Broccoli is a very good vegetable to fight and prevent cancer. Anti-cancer agents contained therein namely indoles, sulforaphane (this substance will form the enzymes that fight cancer, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, and high blood pressure), isothiocyanate, glukosinolate, ditihiolthione, and beta carotene.


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Fiber content in broccoli more than the fiber in whole wheat bread. Fiber is very good for the digestive system.

In addition, broccoli also contain folate. For those who do not know, folate is one of the very good vitamin especially for pregnant women and fetuses. Vitamin C content in broccoli are very high even Vitamin C found in broccoli is higher than the content of vitamin C in orange juice. High vitamin C will facilitate our body absorb iron.

Calcium content in broccoli is almost equivalent to the calcium in a glass of milk (71.8 mg of calcium broccoli equal to 120 ml of calcium in milk). Vitamin K is contained in broccoli is also important to strengthen bones and aid blood clotting. Broccoli also contains carotene, lutein.

According to some beauty experts, vitamin A in broccoli contains better antioxidants than antioxidant owned by vitamins C. In addition, Broccoli health benefits are very good on the skin's youthfulness as revitalization evitel vitamin A can prevent and slow the aging of the skin. That is one of the few benefits of broccoli. Here are some commentary on the benefits of broccoli and a way to get it.

Beat All Gastric Problems
Broccoli useful to overcome constipation. From the most minor problems. Broccoli contains nutrients, fivonoid, and fiber. As we all know that fiber is needed by the body to facilitate the process of digestion. And fiber in broccoli can prevent the incidence of constipation.

Latest research and more specifically give the impression that broccoli can reduce the risk of digestive disorders such as ulcers, gastritis, and possibly stomach cancer.

A study in Japan found that eating 70 grams of fresh broccoli every day for two months may protect humans from bacterial stomach such as ulcer disease, gastric infection, and stomach cancer.

Substance found in broccoli is sulforaphane has the ability to kill Helicobacter pylori (bacteria cause ulcers). And in the medical world, bacteria are cause bowel cancer (colorectal cancer) and gastric cancer.

How to Take Benefit of Broccoli

To get the benefits already mentioned above, would not just simply you buy broccoli and eat it. Then hope for benefits. Broccoli has a good dark green color and coarse-textured clear.

There are several ways to eat broccoli, so you can still get health benefits. If you like fresh vegetables, broccoli can be eaten just like that. Or can also be used in salads and mixed with other vegetables. Alternatively, you can take broccoli juice.

If you don't like to eat it raw, you can choose to boil first. But it should be noted, you should not steam or boil the broccoli more than 5 minutes 1 inch above the boiling water kerana sulforaphane content can be lost when cooked too long. And please note, sulforaphane in fresh broccoli content higher than the boiled or steamed broccoli for too long.

If you want to wash the broccoli, you should do with a wash in cold water. And you should not soak broccoli because the active substance or nutritional can dissolve in water.