Eat your veggies: How Brian Broccoli got more kids to choose salad
Kids may turn their noses up at some vegetables, but when they see superhero characters such as Brian Broccoli extolling the virtues of veggies, they may be more eager to load up their salad plates. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Massive Frozen Dinner Recall Affects All 50 States
Beef, broccoli and... metal?
ConAgra Foods is recalling a wide array of P.F. Chang’s frozen dinners because there may be metal shards in the entrees’ sauce.
The recall was first announced earlier this month, but it expanded last week to include more than 195,000 pounds of frozen meals sold in grocery stores across the country.
Recalled meals include Signature Spicy Chicken, Mongolian Style Beef and Beef with Broccoli from P.F. Chang’s Home Menu. No injuries have been reported, though ConAgra is concerned the sauce may contain metal fragments that are “curled, malleable and ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
BROCCOLI could save your sight as vegetable 'helps treat cause of blindness'
Researchers at the Buck Institute found a highly potent concentration of a compound from broccoli could be used to treat age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Boosting potency of broccoli-related compound for age-related macular degeneration
Researchers boosted the potency of a broccoli-related compound by 10 times and identified it as a possible treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss affecting more than 10 million older Americans. The research also highlights the role of lipid metabolism in maintaining the health of the retina, reporting that palmitoleic acid also had protective effects on retinal cells in culture and in mice. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 7, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Boosting the potency of a broccoli-related compound yields a possible treatment for mac D
(Buck Institute for Research on Aging) Buck researchers boosted the potency of a broccoli-related compound by 10 times and identified it as a possible treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss affecting more than 10 million older Americans. The research, published in Scientific Reports, also highlights the role of lipid metabolism in maintaining the health of the retina, reporting that palmitoleic acid also had protective effects on retinal cells in culture and in mice. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Kid's letter to former president about broccoli
A 5-year-old sent former Pres. George H.W. Bush a letter about his love for broccoli. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
George H.W. Bush Is Unpersuaded By 5-Year-Old's Case For Broccoli
Former President George H.W. Bush, perhaps the most powerful person to ever publicly declare how much he hated broccoli, got a letter from a 5-year-old extolling the virtues of the vegetable.
The 41st president tweeted a picture he had received from a youngster named Cooper, who had eaten broccoli the previous evening and wanted Bush to know how much he liked it.
"My grama [sic] told me that you do not like broccoli and never want it served. I just want you to know that I love broccoli," Cooper wrote. "Mr. President, broccoli is really good for you. I wished you liked broccoli like I do."
The 92-year old Bush didn't seem l...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Broccoli compounds may help combat chronic diseases
Conclusion
The "news" that broccoli may protect against some types of disease because they have high levels of phenol compounds is nothing new. We've known about the link between diets rich in phenolic compounds and the lower risk of heart disease since 1995.
This study looks instead at the mechanisms within broccoli plants that regulate how much phenol a plant produces.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, this varies a lot and seems to be affected both by the plant's genetic make-up and the environmental conditions in which it is grown.
The research may help food growers to increase the amount of phenol compounds in veg...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Genetics/stem cells Source Type: news
Broccoli Sprout Extract May Protect Against Oral Cancer Recurrence
Potent doses of broccoli sprout extract activate a “detoxification” gene and may help prevent cancer recurrence in survivors of head and neck cancer, according to a 'green chemoprevention'...(PRWeb June 23, 2016)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/06/prweb13507114.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - June 23, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Broccoli sprout extract may protect against oral cancer recurrence
Potent doses of broccoli sprout extract activate a 'detoxification' gene and may help prevent cancer recurrence in survivors of head and neck cancer, according to a 'green chemoprevention' trial. It is the first study demonstrating that the extract protects against oral cancer, with the results of human, animal and laboratory tests reported today. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Eating ‘miracle’ vegetable BROCCOLI three times a week cuts cancer risk and THIS is why
EATING broccoli three or four times a week can protect against cancer because of health-boosting compounds in the vegetable - according to experts. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Broccoli sprout extract may protect against oral cancer recurrence
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Potent doses of broccoli sprout extract activate a 'detoxification' gene and may help prevent cancer recurrence in survivors of head and neck cancer, according to a 'green chemoprevention' trial by the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, partner with UPMC CancerCenter. It is the first study demonstrating that the extract protects against oral cancer, with the results of human, animal and laboratory tests reported today. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 23, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
More reasons to eat your broccoli
Broccoli and related vegetables in the Brassica family are loaded with health-promoting compounds known as phenolics. Researchers have identified a large number of candidate genes controlling phenolic compound accumulation in broccoli. These genes will be used in future breeding programs to pack even more phenolic compounds into broccoli and other Brassica vegetables. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 22, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
More reasons to eat your broccoli
Love it or hate it, broccoli is touted as a superfood, offering an array of health benefits. And it’s about to get even more super. University of Illinois researchers have identified candidate genes controlling the accumulation of phenolic compounds in broccoli. Consumption of phenolic compounds, including certain flavonoids, is associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, asthma, and several types of cancer. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - June 22, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
More reasons to eat your broccoli
(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Broccoli and related vegetables in the Brassica family are loaded with health-promoting compounds known as phenolics. Researchers have identified a large number of candidate genes controlling phenolic compound accumulation in broccoli. These genes will be used in future breeding programs to pack even more phenolic compounds into broccoli and other Brassica vegetables. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 22, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
