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Welcome to the BroccoSprouts^® Website. Our heartfelt Congratulations and Thanks to the 2008 graduates of the Metropolitan Community College of Nebraska Institute of Culinary Arts and to the Winners of the BroccoSprouts Recipe Contest and Cook-Off! We at Brassica are honored by your creativity. Click here for the contest results BroccoSprouts^® Broccoli Sprouts are the only product that guarantees a consistent level of sulforaphane GS, a natural compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous plants that supports the body's own antioxidant function. Developed by scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Broccoli Sprouts and Sprout Blends are now available in supermarkets around the country. Throughout these pages you will find information on BroccoSprouts^®, SGS™, and the natural benefits found in fruit and vegetables. Our updated website now contains, among other things, a store locator to help you find BroccoSprouts in your area. We have also added more delicious recipes for you to try BroccoSprouts raw, cooked and wrapped. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of all BroccoSprouts^® will go to the Brassica Foundation for biomedical research on vegetables. Toll-Free Information Line 1-877-747-1277 (877-SGS-1BPP) For interested health professionals and science writers, more detailed information about the science supporting BroccoSprouts is available at www.brassica.com.	Announcements and Promotions
	WTNH news coverage in Bridgeport, Connecticut BroccoSprout grower Dick Blackwell of API in Bridgeport, Connecticut got some great news coverage in association with the Y-Me Walk to Empower that took place in New Haven on Mother's Day. Check out the video! Here are the results of the BroccoSprouts Healthy Cook-Off in Omaha, Nebraska! A new era begins at Johns Hopkins. A new multilevel Chemoprotection Center is opening on the Johns Hopkins University medical campus this month as worldwide research on disease prevention picks up steam. Broccoli Sprout Extract Hinders Bladder Cancer Development U.S. News and World Report Here's a great interview about the benefits of broccoli on the Stanford local ABC affiliate. Christopher Gardner, Associate Professor at Stanford explains well the known benefits of broccoli and the difference between laboratory studies and human studies. Four Green Foods You Need According to Newsweek Magazine, broccoli sprouts and green tea top the list of green foods to eat for liver detoxification -- or at least whole wellness. API, our Northeast grower, got a great write-up in the Connecticut Post. BroccoSprouts in Hawaii HPC Foods is doing their part in the fight against breast cancer, speaking about BroccoSprouts to a reporter from KGMB Channel 9. More....
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	Over 500 papers published on the study of sulforaphane and glucosinolates. Here are just a few: Cruciferous vegetables again linked to bladder cancer protection An epidemiological study shows a strong inverse correlation between cruciferous vegetable consumption and bladder cancer. The data suggest an increased intake of cruciferous vegetables may slash the risk of bladder cancer by 36 per cent. UCLA study finds that broccoli may help boost the aging immune system Broccoli sprouts make the bladder gladder. The AACR issued a press release regarding a bladder cancer animal study recently published in the medical journal Cancer Research. A broccoli sprout extract reduced bladder cancer tumor development by half . Broccoli sprouts study on bladder cancer prevention. Animal study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention shows an inhibition in the development, number, size and progression of bladder cancer upon oral ingestion of a broccoli sprout extract. Broccoli Sprouts Extract May Help Protect Skin From UV Rays Broccoli sprout extract applied to the skin of mice and human volunteers reduced redness (erythema) and inflammation caused by exposure to UV rays. A proof of principle pilot study involving 8 healthy women undergoing reduction mammoplasty showed an uptake of sulforaphane and increase in phase II activity in breast tissue after oral ingestion. More....
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