These are the diseases that the consumption of Broccoli helps prevent

In recent years, conscious and healthy eating has been gaining popularity, and more and more people are seeking to start a balanced diet, but in addition to seeking to feed the body better, people are seeking to eat deliciously, a challenge that over time becomes It has become easier due to the number of recipes found on the internet.

Vegetables, such as broccoli, should be washed before being consumed so that it has a positive effect on the body of those who consume it. | Photo: Getty Images

Despite the fame that green foods have gained, one of the vegetables that continues to struggle to win people’s love, It is broccoli, which for decades has earned the reputation of being a bitter ‘little tree’; However, this is far from reality and is also essential to maintain a healthy life.

The fight against cancer

Due to its abundance of antioxidants such as beta-carotenes, vitamin C and indole-3-carbinol, this vegetable can help prevent cellular damage, which results in cancer. Although this is not a remedy against this disease, rather it is a way to prevent it.

Broccoli helps prevent cancer. | Photo: Getty Images

Control of type 2 diabetes

For people fighting diabetes, broccoli offers hope, because with its amount of sulforaphane it helps regulate blood levels, which reduces the risks of diabetes.

Cardiovascular protection

Broccoli gratin recipe.
There are different recipes that make eating broccoli not torture. | Photo: Getty Images
 
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