Broccoli extract reduces blood sugar in pre-diabetics. Here's how you prepare it to maximize its benefit.
Published this week, a clinical trial with 89 pre-diabetic participants found that consuming broccoli extract (150µl of Sulphoraphane per dose) reduced fasting blood glucose by 0.3 mmol/l in 12 weeks.
In detail
- Active Sulforaphane inhibits the synthesis and release of sugar by the liver (gluconeogenesis) similar to metformin, the first line of treatment for pre diabetes.
- The effect was mediated by the gut-bacteria with individuals showing a larger response (0.4 mmol/l reduction in fasting blood sugar) showing a distinct gut bacteria composition.
- Genomic analysis revealed higher levels of a transcription factor responsible for activating the expression of a bacterial enzyme that can turn inactive sulforaphane into its biologically active form (known as isothiocyanate), which has the glucose lowering effect.
Keep in mind: not only diabetics and pre-diabetics can benefit from blood sugar reduction, lowering your blood sugar levels within normal range, and minimizing fluctuations vastly improves your metabolic health and helps preventing all age-related diseases.
Tip for optimal broccoli prep: Chop your broccoli into small pieces and let it sit for 40 minutes before steaming or boiling.
- Broccoli contains Sulforaphane as a precursor linked to a special type of sugar (myrosinase), broccoli also has the enzyme (myrosinase) that breaks the sulforaphane free and activates it .
- The enzyme is activated by the broccoli being damaged (as a defense mechanism of the plant against herbivores in the wild) but is destroyed by cooking, hence chopping your broccoli and giving it time before cooking is the best way to enrich your fresh broccoli in active Sulforaphane before cooking.
- If you don’t have time to wait, adding mustard seed powder (which contains myrosinase) to cooked broccoli can restore sulforaphane formation.
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