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Broccoli: is it really that good?

The benefits of broccoli have been studied by science for many years. The results? exceptional Facilities. Without a doubt, it is a vegetable that you should include in your diet to take advantage of all its nutritional virtues Why do you think the Parents so insist that their children consume it? a recent study for the Biomedical Engineering faculty at Harvard University reveals a new reason to "make an effort." In quotation marks because, although there are many unconditional lovers of this brassica, there are many who hate it for its peculiar flavor Keep reading!

The benefits of broccoli: great source of fiber

After analyzing almost 250 different studies the academic institution ensures that eating considerable amounts of fiber from vegetable fruit y whole grains can reduce the risk to die from cardiovascular diseases y Cancer. For each 8 grams additional of fiber that we consume the risk of some diseases (stroke, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer) falls between a 5 and 27%. Y generally, a person who has eaten more fiber than another during his life reduces this risk between 16 and 24%. 

 

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Therefore, eat fiber it's good and eat more fiber also. But what is the amount of fiber what should i consume? This same study found that the risk reduction was greatest when fiber intake was around 25 and 29 grams per day. And is that the broccoli, as cited by the university, is a great fiber source soluble. According to the data of the Spanish Nutrition Foundation this food contains 2,6 grams of fiber For each 100 grams that are consumed. A high amount if we take into account that the 90% of its composition is water What are you waiting for to include it in your diet?

What are the positive effects of Soluble fiber to health? Reduction of cholesterol and atherosclerosis. Protection against obesity, diabetes mellitus, colon cancer. It interferes with the absorption of certain nutrients such as fats. Protects the indemnity of the bacterial flora of the colon. Las Condes Clinic

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