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The Green That KOs Blood Sugar Damage

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Like going a couple of rounds with Tyson, high blood sugar can do a number on your vital organs. But eating this may give it a one-two punch right back: broccoli.

The tasty green florets are ripped with sulforaphane, a compound that seems to help keep high blood sugar goons on their best behavior, so they do less damage.

Pass the Antioxidants, Please
When your blood sugar is chronically high, it can damage the cells of your heart, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. But in a recent petri-dish study, adding sulforaphane to a mix of blood vessel cells and glucose cut oxidation (read damage) by as much as 73 percent. More research is needed to see if sulforaphane in the diet is as protective. But we already know that the compound is a super cancer fighter. So down the hatch -- make this EatingWell.com broccoli dish tonight for extra sulforaphane: Corn and Broccoli Calzones.

Sweet Balance
Whether or not you have diabetes, it's important to strive for stable blood sugar levels. It can help you: Concerned about your blood sugar? Take the RealAge Diabetes Assessment for personalized advice on how to manage it.
RealAge Benefit: Reducing your risk of diabetes by losing excess weight can make your RealAge half a year younger for each year you have tight control of blood sugar and blood pressure.

References Published on 09/22/2008.

EDITOR'S PICK


Keeping your blood sugar on an even keel isn’t vital just for diabetes. Constant ups and downs can trigger weight gains, mood swings, and more. This cookbook has great sugar-balanced meals -- including lots of tasty broccoli dishes! Bon appetit.

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knows2much
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10/25/2008 4:04:14 PM

Just being a vegitarian is NOT a guarenty to ward off diabetes .
In India where diabetes is rampent a lot of people are vegetarians,
but t
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TeresaAnn1
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10/12/2008 8:26:53 PM

I watched my Dad pass on from diabetes and my son has has one kidney with H/B. I notice he does much better eating veggies and fish. And sta [Show More]
TeresaAnn1
2 of 2 people found this helpful.
10/12/2008 8:22:38 PM

I watched my Dad pass on from diabetes and my son has has one kidney with H/B. I notice he does much better eating veggies and fish. And sta [Show More]
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