Al Marsad Newspaper: Broccoli is considered a superfood, as it contains sulforaphane, which can cause a massive reduction in harmful blood cholesterol levels by 40%.
The researchers, from Mansoura University in Egypt, divided a group of rabbits into three groups, one fed normally, the second a high-cholesterol diet, while the second received a high-cholesterol diet plus sulforaphane supplements.
Feeding continued for four weeks. After this period, rabbits treated with sulforaphane had a 40% decrease in blood LDL cholesterol compared with rabbits that had been fed only high-cholesterol substances. The researchers also observed a 70-point decrease in triglyceride levels, according to the British Express newspaper.
The researchers also found that sulforaphane has an effect in improving rabbit vascular function and that it reduces inflammatory markers in rabbit blood vessels. The main limitation of the study was that it was in rabbits, not humans.
