Broccoli SUPERFOOD: Eating it may prevent CANCER and DIABETES as well as tackling obesity

EATING broccoli reduces obesity as well as preventing cancer and diabetes, suggests new research.

Eating broccoli could prevent cancer and diabetes as well as tackling obesity

The study by Japanese scientists discovered that a chemical in broccoli - already hailed as a 'superfood' for its cancer preventing properties - slowed weight gain in mice.
The researchers said sulforaphane, a chemical compound contained in broccoli at relatively high concentrations, has been known to exert effects of cancer prevention by activating a transcription factor which regulates the balance of oxidation.

Broccoli has been hailed as a 'superfood' for its cancer preventing properties