Volunteers who are happy to slurp broccoli soup are wanted for a Norfolk trial, to see whether eating the vegetable can help slow down the effects of arthritis.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital are recruiting for the first human trial into the benefits of a compound called sulfarophane, having already studied its effects on mice.
Sulforaphane is released when eating vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, cabbage and, particularly, broccoli.
The research team is looking for people over 50 with knee osteoarthritis, who are in pain, and who like broccoli.
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Researchers will compare the effects of eating broccoli soup with another soup, which doesn't contain broccoli, but looks and tastes the same.
Patients with moderate to severe osteoarthritis will be randomly assigned to either the broccoli or the other soup and will eat this with a meal on four days per week for three months.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/could-broccoli-soup-help-combat-arthritis-1-6128894
Patients with moderate to severe osteoarthritis will be randomly assigned to either the broccoli or the other soup and will eat this with a meal on four days per week for three months.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/could-broccoli-soup-help-combat-arthritis-1-6128894
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