The study documented that sulforaphane a compound found in broccoli, selectively induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis (cell death) in benign hyperplasia and cancerous prostate epithelial cells, but not in normal cells. This was due to an inhibition of the enzyme deacetylase (HDAC) as well as affecting several other factors.
It is difficult to get high enough amounts of sulforaphane by just eating broccoli, but you can take sulforaphane in capsule form. Sulforaphane has also been found to provide other health benefits, you can read more about that by clicking here.
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