Sprouts and Cardiovascular Disease

Dietary approaches to cardiovascular disease are receiving a lot of attention in the research community and our collection of further research has the information you need in a single, convenient location.

“Broccoli sprouts powder could improve serum triglyceride and oxidized LDL/LDL-cholesterol ratio in type 2 diabetic patients: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.” Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 Feb 8. Bahadoran Z, Mirmiran P, Hosseinpanah F, Rajab A, Asghari G, Azizi F. Obesity Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

“Content and Composition of Isoflavonoids in Mature or Immature Beans and Bean Sprouts Consumed in Japan”,  Journal of Health Science, 47(4) 394-406 (2001), Yumiko Nakamura,* Akiko Kaihara, Kimihiko Yoshii, Yukari Tsumura, Susumu Ishimitsu, and Yasuhide Tonogai, Division of Food Chemistry, National Institute of Health Sciences, Osaka Branch, 1-1-43 Hoenzaka, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540- 0006, Japan.

Dietary histone deacetylase inhibitors: From cells to mice to man. Semin Cancer Biol. 2007 May 5; Dashwood RH, Ho E. Linus Pauling Institute, Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.

“Folacin content of alfalfa and mung bean sprouts: The effect of extraction procedures and maturity” Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 36, Issue 11, Date: November 1985, Pages: 1155-1160, Marilyn F. Magaram, Cynthia L. Stotts, Tung-Shan Chen, Christine H. Smith, Arlene J. Kirsch, Division of Food Science and Nutrition Department of Home Economics, California State University, Northridge, California 91330, USA.

“Health effects of phytoestrogens” Forum Nutr. 2005;(57):100-11. Branca F, Lorenzetti S. National Institute for Research on Food and Nutrition, Rome, Italy.