Paul Talalay Found Broccoli Could Boost Body’s Defenses Against Cancer

Paul Talalay Found Broccoli Could Boost Body’s Defenses Against Cancer

Your mother told you to eat broccoli. Paul Talalay found scientific evidence that she was right.
Dr. Talalay, who died March 10 at age 95, was a medical researcher at Johns Hopkins University for more than 50 years who helped establish the idea that eating certain foods could reduce cancer risks. He was most famous for a 1992 paper finding that a chemical obtained from eating broccoli and some other vegetables, sulforaphane, could help boost the body’s natural defenses against carcinogens.

For Real Weight Control, Try Portion Control

If you’re serious about losing or maintaining weight, learn the size of a healthful portion and treat restaurant servings as enough for two or more.

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Which Allergens Are in Your Food? You Can’t Always Tell From the Labels

Despite federal legislation passed 15 years ago, food labels don’t always alert consumers to allergens that may be present in packaged goods

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Plague Water, Anyone? A Distillery Delves Into Medieval Mixology

Historians and craft liquor companies are collaborating to bring back recipes that began as medicines and ended up in punches and cocktails.

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