Broccoli isn’t just a good green vegetable among the many red, yellow and green vegetables.  It turns out that it can apparently have a positive effect in modifying  the pathways in the body that lead to inflamation and carcinogens, particularly in the prostate.  Researchers in the UK have reported that by incorporating broccoli in their diet that men over 55 showed a reduced risk for
prostate cancer. The men were chosen for the test, because they already had markers for the pre-invasive stage of that cancer.

Two groups were studied under the condition that half were fed a broccoli rich diet and the other half were given a control diet.  The researchers hypothsize that some of the chemicals found in the cruciferous vegetable broccoli produce changes in the bloodstream that discourage the promotion of cancer growth.  This is good news for men 55 years of age and older, because they can start incorporating broccoli into their diet as a preemptive aging measure against developing prostate cancer.