Comments on: Broccoli – good for heart and health http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/2009/09/19/broccoli-good-heart-health/ Homeopathy and Health Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:38:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Talia Mccumbee http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/2009/09/19/broccoli-good-heart-health/#comment-1514 Talia Mccumbee Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:43:36 +0000 http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/?p=65#comment-1514 Very informative text. I've found your site via Bing and I'm really glad about the information you provide in your articles. Btw your sites layout is really messed up on the Chrome browser. Would be great if you could fix that. Anyhow keep up the great work! Very informative text. I’ve found your site via Bing and I’m really glad about the information you provide in your articles. Btw your sites layout is really messed up on the Chrome browser. Would be great if you could fix that. Anyhow keep up the great work!

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]]> By: Peeyush tewari http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/2009/09/19/broccoli-good-heart-health/#comment-1405 Peeyush tewari Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:58:43 +0000 http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/?p=65#comment-1405 Dear dr , you have written an excellent article on H1N1. Do you suggest that arsenic 30 days may be given to school going children as preventive medicine. I am in UAE . If contacted , we will not be allowed to leave the country also. kindly suggest. Dr Peeyush Dear dr , you have written an excellent article on H1N1. Do you suggest that arsenic 30 days may be given to school going children as preventive medicine. I am in UAE . If contacted , we will not be allowed to leave the country also. kindly suggest. Dr Peeyush

]]> By: Dr Renu http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/2009/09/19/broccoli-good-heart-health/#comment-1397 Dr Renu Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:12:58 +0000 http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/?p=65#comment-1397 Thank you sir for answering my queries. Dr Renu Pathak Thank you sir for answering my queries.
Dr Renu Pathak

]]> By: Dr. Anil Singhal http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/2009/09/19/broccoli-good-heart-health/#comment-1395 Dr. Anil Singhal Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:39:25 +0000 http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/?p=65#comment-1395 Thankyou Dr. Renu, regarding availability, India is the second largest country in the world producing 5014500 tonnes of broccoli every year, and China is number one producer. Yes, there are issues with quality and availabilty in certain parts of the nation. One study showed no ill effects when volunteers ingested 40 mg goitrin/day in Brussels sprouts over a 4-week period. Another study showed inhibition of iodine uptake after administration of 50-200 mg of goitrin. Studies in Great Britain estimated an average intake of 76 mg glucosinolate per person per day, with a range of up to 200 mg per day. 2 Whether or how much the consumption of Brassica vegetables contributes to ill health in humans is unknown. The cause of endemic goiter in certain geographic regions may be the result of the interaction between iodine deficiency and certain food components, such as glucosinolates.1 Many nutritional studies have shown that dietary fruits and vegetables, including those in the Brassica group, have a protective effect against certain cancers. In animal studies, glucosinolates and their breakdown products have inhibited tumor formation, although this anti-carcinogenic effect depends on the study design, the type of cancer being studied, whether other dietary components are present, and the timing of the administration of the glucosinolate compound.6 In summary, glucosinolates are known to be goitrogenic in animals, but their role in inducing goiter in humans is less clear. They can be anti-carcinogenic and cancer-promoting, depending on the species and circumstances of administration.6 In general, dietary vegetables, including Brassica vegetables, are beneficial in cancer prevention. References (1) Shibamoto T, Bjeldanes LF. Introduction to Food Toxicology. 1993, Academic Press, San Diego, California (2) Watson DH, Ed. Natural Toxicants in Food. Progress and Prospects. Ellis Horwood Series in Food Science and Toxicology. (3) Liener IE. Implications of antinutritional components in soybean foods. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 1994;34(1):31-67. (4) Concon JM. Food Science and Toxicology. Part A Principles and Concepts. 1988 Marcel Dekker, New York. (5) David Lary & Ralf Toumi,The atmospheric chemistry of HCN, CN and NCO,http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/acmsu/newsletter11/news8.html (6) Heaney Rk, Fenwick GR. Natural toxins and protective factors in Brassica species, including rapeseed. Natural Toxins 1995;3(4):233-237. (7) Seawright AA. Directly toxic effects of plants chemicals which may occur in human and animals foods. Natural Toxins 1995;3:227-232. Source: Wikipedia and EXTOXNET Thankyou Dr. Renu, regarding availability, India is the second largest country in the world producing 5014500 tonnes of broccoli every year, and China is number one producer. Yes, there are issues with quality and availabilty in certain parts of the nation.

One study showed no ill effects when volunteers ingested 40 mg goitrin/day in Brussels sprouts over a 4-week period. Another study showed inhibition of iodine uptake after administration of 50-200 mg of goitrin. Studies in Great Britain estimated an average intake of 76 mg glucosinolate per person per day, with a range of up to 200 mg per day. 2 Whether or how much the consumption of Brassica vegetables contributes to ill health in humans is unknown. The cause of endemic goiter in certain geographic regions may be the result of the interaction between iodine deficiency and certain food components, such as glucosinolates.1

Many nutritional studies have shown that dietary fruits and vegetables, including those in the Brassica group, have a protective effect against certain cancers. In animal studies, glucosinolates and their breakdown products have inhibited tumor formation, although this anti-carcinogenic effect depends on the study design, the type of cancer being studied, whether other dietary components are present, and the timing of the administration of the glucosinolate compound.6

In summary, glucosinolates are known to be goitrogenic in animals, but their role in inducing goiter in humans is less clear. They can be anti-carcinogenic and cancer-promoting, depending on the species and circumstances of administration.6 In general, dietary vegetables, including Brassica vegetables, are beneficial in cancer prevention.

References
(1) Shibamoto T, Bjeldanes LF. Introduction to Food Toxicology. 1993, Academic Press, San Diego, California
(2) Watson DH, Ed. Natural Toxicants in Food. Progress and Prospects. Ellis Horwood Series in Food Science and Toxicology.
(3) Liener IE. Implications of antinutritional components in soybean foods. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 1994;34(1):31-67.
(4) Concon JM. Food Science and Toxicology. Part A Principles and Concepts. 1988 Marcel Dekker, New York.
(5) David Lary & Ralf Toumi,The atmospheric chemistry of HCN, CN and NCO,http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/acmsu/newsletter11/news8.html
(6) Heaney Rk, Fenwick GR. Natural toxins and protective factors in Brassica species, including rapeseed. Natural Toxins 1995;3(4):233-237.
(7) Seawright AA. Directly toxic effects of plants chemicals which may occur in human and animals foods. Natural Toxins 1995;3:227-232.

Source: Wikipedia and EXTOXNET

]]> By: iron http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/2009/09/19/broccoli-good-heart-health/#comment-1393 iron Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:02:57 +0000 http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/?p=65#comment-1393 Thanks for this useful information. It is very informative and hence people who will come across this site will gain lot of information about it. I like this site, as it was being useful to me. I will visit this site in future too. Thanks for this useful information. It is very informative and hence people who will come across this site will gain lot of information about it. I like this site, as it was being useful to me. I will visit this site in future too.

]]> By: Dr Renu http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/2009/09/19/broccoli-good-heart-health/#comment-1392 Dr Renu Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:57:51 +0000 http://www.anilsinghal.com/blog/?p=65#comment-1392 respected sir, thanks for the wonderful artical. i have few queries like - broccoli still comes in the list of exotic vegetables and is not that freely available in india and the quality is also not good. also Many goitrogens are generally members of the brassica family. These include:Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Mustard,Turnips.so, what should be the advice for people suffering from hypothyroidism/ hypothyroidism with heart disease? Regards, Dr Renu Pathak respected sir,
thanks for the wonderful artical.
i have few queries like – broccoli still comes in the list of exotic vegetables and is not that freely available in india and the quality is also not good.
also Many goitrogens are generally members of the brassica family. These include:Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Mustard,Turnips.so, what should be the advice for people suffering from hypothyroidism/ hypothyroidism with heart disease?
Regards,
Dr Renu Pathak

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