Real Men Eat Broccoli And Keep Their Prostate!

Researchers at Wayne State University have been looking into the mechanism of DIM, or diindolylmethane, a substance found in cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. They believe that they have discovered how DIM works to cure prostate cancer by stimulating apoptosis (scheduled cell death) and inhibit angiogenesis (the growth of new blood vessels) in prostate cancer patients. (J Biol Chem 07;282:21542–21550)(CancerRes 07;67:3310–3319) DIM is already well known for its effects on hormone balance in women. Research on the effects on hormones in men is relatively recent, however. To date there are no published studies using men, and only two using male mice but these studies offer encouraging signs so EAT YOUR BROCCOLI men!