Anti-cancer properties of Broccoli and Other benefits of Broccoli

Broccoli is a horticultural crop ( Horticulture is a Branch of Agriculture). Broccoli helps as in many ways. As vegetable the demand of broccoli in whole world is increasing rapidly. All types of vegetable is very good for our health. But vegetable like broccoli has some special characteristics such as broccoli has anti-cancer properties that more essential properties needed by us at present.
Anti-cancer properties of Broccoli:
1. Broccoli has diindolylmethane and small amounts of selenium which are known as anti-cancer compounds. By consuming broccoli we can take this in our body to save us.
2. The 3,3'-Diindolylmethane that are present in broccoli acts as a modulator of the innate immune response system and anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-cancer activity and protect us from cancer.

3. Broccoli has the compound named glucoraphanin that can be processed into an anti-cancer compound that is sulforaphane to protect us.
4. Broccoli provides us indole-3-carbinol that acts as a DNA repair in cells and protect us from breakdown of DNA and from harmful mutation.
5. Indole-3-carbinol that is present in Broccoli  block the growth of cancer cells and protect us from cancer.
6. Indole-3-carbinol also prevent the cells of breast cancer and protect women from cancer.
Other benefits:
1. Broccoli helps us to prevent heart disease effectively.
2. Broccoli reduces the risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
3. Broccoli is a source high amount of beta-carotene that is needed for body.
4. Fiber of broccoli is able to detoxification of excess oil cholesterol in our body.
5. Lutein that is present in broccoli prevents loss of vision due to macular degeneration of old age.

After all above discussion we can say broccoli is very much useful to us. We have to keep broccoli in our vegetable's list. As cure is better than medicine, so we try to protect us from cancer by consuming broccoli. Farmers must grow broccoli by considering the demand of broccoli in market as the demand of broccoli is increasing.

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