Broccoli Protects Against H. pylori Infection and Stomach Cancer

According to a paper published in Cancer Prevention Research, 3-day consumption of broccoli sprouts relieves infection caused by Helicobacter pylori bacteria, which causes stomach cancer and many other stomach illnesses.

For about 20 years, experiments have been carried out on sulfurophan, a substance found in broccoli, and the protective effect of this substance against various cancers is being investigated. For the first time, however, the effect of the substance mentioned in this study on H. pylori, a bacterium that causes gastric cancer, gastritis, reflux, dyspepsia and many other gastric disorders, has been examined.



Forty-eight women and men who were infected with Helicobacter pylori were included in the study. During the 2-month study period, 70 grams of fresh broccoli, or alfalfa leaf containing the same amount of sulfaurofen, were given every day on a regular basis.

Jed Fahley, associate researcher at the John Hopkins School of Medicine, says: "Broccoli is a vegetable that has been found to be particularly protective against many cancers, but since we are researching the effect of brocolyne on people rather than on experimental animals, we need to understand the effect of broccoli on stomach cancer I think we're one step ahead. "

At the end of the study, the intensity of the infection caused by the H. pylori bacteria from the breath, serum and gaita samples taken from the patients participating in the study was compared and compared with the baseline. As a result of comparison, the severity of infection was significantly reduced in all broccoli and alfalfa-consuming patients.

Considering the results of the research and the cause-and-effect relationships, it is thought that decreasing the severity of H. pylori infection may cause a decrease in gastric cancer risk. It is important to remember that stomach cancer is the second most common cancer type worldwide known to be deadly.