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September 18, 2007. To eat more a portion of broccoli and cauliflower per week could reduce the risks to be reached of the aggressive shape of the cancer of the prostate.

It is the conclusion of a vast survey américaine1 led from 1993 to 2001 by about 30 000 men aged of 55 years to 74 years. However, the results don’t permit to associate the consumption of cruciferous to a reduction of the risk to be reached of a cancer of the prostate whose growth is, in the majority of the cases, relatively slow.

The men who ate the broccoli more of once per week would have reduced their risk to be reached of the shape avancée2 of the cancer of the prostate of 45%, compared to those that consumed less of them once per month. This proportion was of 52% for those that ate the cauliflower more of once per week.

The broccoli and the cauliflower are part of the family of the cruciferous that contains many derivatives of glucosinolates. These compounds would limit the proliferation of the cancerous cells and, possibly, their migration verse other organs, believe the researchers.

Other factors have influenced the results of the survey however. The individuals who eat more fruits and vegetables usually practice more physical activities, smoke less and have a healthier life style therefore.

The participants have been followed lasting about four years. They first answered a structural questionnaire on their food habits and their consumption of fruits and vegetables. Regular exams of tracking have been achieved then.

Of all shapes of cancer, the one of the prostate is the most widespread at the men in Canada. He/it arrives to the third rank of the reasons of death by cancer at the men.

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