Sprouts and Stomach Cancer

The relationship between sprouts and stomach cancer is the subject of ongoing focus in the research community. We have assembled the latest studies in our growing archive of studies and articles.

“Dietary sulforaphane-rich broccoli sprouts reduce colonization and attenuate gastritis in Helicobacter pylori-infected mice and humans.” Cancer Prev Res (Phila Pa). 2009 Apr;2(4):353-60. Yanaka A, Fahey JW, Fukumoto A, Nakayama M, Inoue S, Zhang S, Tauchi M, Suzuki H, Hyodo I, Yamamoto M., Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba-Ken, Tokyo, Japan.

“Epidemiological studies on brassica vegetables and cancer risk.” Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 1996 Sep;5(9):733-48. Verhoeven DT, Goldbohm RA, van Poppel G, Verhagen H, van den Brandt PA. Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Nutrition and Food Research Institute, Zeist, The Netherlands.

“Role of glucoraphanin/sulfurophane from broccoli and broccoli sprouts in protection against cancer and other oxidative and degenerative diseases” 2005 IFT Annual Meeting, July 15-20 – New Orleans, Louisiana, Session 45, Health benefits of fruits and vegetables: Biological activity of phytonutrients, J. W. Fahey

“Role of the nrf-2 gene in protection and repair of gastric mucosa against oxidative stress.” Inflammopharmacology. 2005;13(1):83-90.Yanaka A, Zhang S, Tauchi M, Suzuki H, Shibahara T, Matsui H, Nakahara A, Tanaka N, Yamamoto M.