There's never been a better time to start eating your greens because broccoli just went hard core. The new Beneforté variety can reduce bad cholesterol levels by up to 6%.
Beneforté cholesterol lowering broccoli contains all the same nutrients as other varieties, but it has been specifically cultivated to provide a greater quantity of a compound called glucoraphanin.
Glucosinolate is a natural antibiotic that also appears to be able to prevent the onset of arthritis and shows promise as an anti-cancer treatment. The new "Super Broccoli" contains two to three times as much glucosinolate as other varieties and trials led by the Institute of Food Research (IFR) show it can be a powerful ally in the fight against high cholesterol.
Together with researchers from the University of Reading (England), the IFR carried out two independent studies that examined the health-enhancing abilities of glucosinolate broccoli.
A total of 130 volunteers were involved and each one was given 400g of the super green per week, which was consumed along with their normal diets.
In the space of 12 weeks the research team members discovered the new broccoli had lowered the volunteers' (bad) cholesterol levels by an average of 6%.
The glucoraphanin provided by the new broccoli is believed to deliver such promising results by recalibrating the metabolism on a cellular level. When the cells receive too much fat or sugar the excess can become cholesterol. Glucoraphanin prevents this from happening by helping to smooth the efficient conversion of fats into energy.
Beneforté cholesterol lowering cauliflower is now available to buy in many UK supermarkets.
Glucosinolate is a natural antibiotic that also appears to be able to prevent the onset of arthritis and shows promise as an anti-cancer treatment. The new "Super Broccoli" contains two to three times as much glucosinolate as other varieties and trials led by the Institute of Food Research (IFR) show it can be a powerful ally in the fight against high cholesterol.
Together with researchers from the University of Reading (England), the IFR carried out two independent studies that examined the health-enhancing abilities of glucosinolate broccoli.
A total of 130 volunteers were involved and each one was given 400g of the super green per week, which was consumed along with their normal diets.
In the space of 12 weeks the research team members discovered the new broccoli had lowered the volunteers' (bad) cholesterol levels by an average of 6%.
The glucoraphanin provided by the new broccoli is believed to deliver such promising results by recalibrating the metabolism on a cellular level. When the cells receive too much fat or sugar the excess can become cholesterol. Glucoraphanin prevents this from happening by helping to smooth the efficient conversion of fats into energy.
Beneforté cholesterol lowering cauliflower is now available to buy in many UK supermarkets.