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Re: Broccoli Sprouts -- Cancer, Glucosinolates

Thanks for the info and reference Andreas.  It echoed what I felt, but I
had no factual info to back up my opinion.  I had a friend who went on a
vitamin A binge when we were teenagers, I'd heard it could be toxic in
large quantitys but he thought that if alittle helps then a lot is
better.  He ended up in the hospital with liver damage and believe it or
not he turned ORANGE.  Not good for a teenagers social standing! Anyway,
it seems best to improve diet overall and eliminate some of the useless
things sold on the shelves as
"food". Anyone square ft gardening (hopefully organic) has already taken
a big step in the right direction.

FYI: Johnnys Selected Seeds, and Mellingers, sell a hybrid broc. called
"Saga" which is supposed to have a very high content of some of the
anti-cancer compounds now getting press attention.

DC


VIVIANI Comp wrote:
>
> >I have been reading about Broccoli Sprouts containing more cancer fighting
> >chemicals than the mature vegetable.
>
> This "cancer fighting chemicals", named Glucosinolates,
> are -- like most of the biologically effective chemicals --
> quite poisonous if you take in too much of them.
>
> Theophrastus Paracelsus:
>
> "Nothing is a poison,
> only the dosage makes
> that anything is a poison."
>
> So don't take too much of them. Eat your Broccoli and feel good,
> but don't eat Broccoli only:
>
> "The effect of glucosinolates on animals that feed on brassicacious species
> has been known since 1928 when rabbits fed high levels of cabbage were found
> to develop goiter" (brassicacious species = cabbage, kale, broccoli, etc.)
>
> On the other hand:
>
> "Epidemiological studies of diet and cancer incidence over the last decade
> reveal evidence of a protective effect of fruit and vegetables, especially
> those of the Brassicaceae and the genus Brassica."
>
> (Citations from Rosa, E.A.S., et al.: Glucosinolates in Crop Plants,
> Horticultural Reviews Nr. 19, pp. 99-215, 1997)
>
> Hey, enjoy about, don't "force" your health!
>
> Andreas
>
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