Yet another report on the cancer-fighting properties of broccoli: it appears that the cancer-protective properties of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables lower the lung cancer risk among smokers.
Among smokers, the protective effect of cruciferous vegetable intake ranged from a 20 percent reduction in risk to a 55 percent reduction in risk depending on the type of vegetable consumed and the duration and intensity of smoking.
For example, among current smokers, only the consumption of raw cruciferous vegetables was associated with risk reduction of lung cancer. No significant results were found for consumption of vegetables in general and fruits.
Researchers further divided their …read more

I’ve blogged about the health benefits of broccoli several times in the past, including its potential in treating skin cancer and bladder cancer among others. Well, here’s another one: broccoli could help patients with chronic lung disease.
According to recent research from Johns Hopkins Medical School, a decrease in lung concentrations of NRF2-dependent antioxidants, key components of the lung’s defense system against inflammatory injury, is linked to the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in smokers. Broccoli is known to contain a compound that prevents the degradation of NFRP.
That compound is sulforapane, the same compound responsible for broccoli’s reported chemopreventive …read more