Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found that a plant-based diet is more effective in preventing breast cancer later in life for the child if the mother consumed broccoli sprouts while pregnant. The 2018 study out of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences and Comprehensive Cancer Center used epigenetics — the study… Continue reading Eating Broccoli Sprouts During Pregnancy May Reduce the Child’s Chances of Breast Cancer Later in Life
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Vegetables May Help Protect Elderly Women from Hardening of Neck Arteries
Elderly Australian women who ate more vegetables showed less carotid artery wall thickness, according to research published in April 2018 in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. A release from the association explains that cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and Brussels sprouts proved… Continue reading Vegetables May Help Protect Elderly Women from Hardening of Neck Arteries
Nutrition Linked to Brain Health and Intelligence in Older Adults
A study of older adults done at the University of Illinois links consumption of a pigment found primarily in leafy green vegetables, cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, and egg yolks to the preservation of “crystallized intelligence,” the ability to use the skills and knowledge one has acquired over a lifetime. The study was reported in… Continue reading Nutrition Linked to Brain Health and Intelligence in Older Adults