Cruciferous (Brassicaceae) vegetables
2018
Abstract Cruciferous (Brassicaceae) vegetables comprise many important species cultivated worldwide and utilized traditionally for culinary and medicinal purposes in different cultures. In the last couple of decades, growing scientific evidence has suggested that consumption of cruciferous vegetables has a preventive role against a variety of human diseases. This prompted the development of nutritional ingredients derived from these vegetables and their use as dietary supplements in different formulations which contain complete plant extracts or specific compounds. Their effect on the prevention of cancers has been commonly studied in epidemiological and clinical trials and mostly associated with the presence of glucosinolates, specialized metabolites, and their accompanying hydrolysis products and derivatives. The most common studied cruciferous anticancer agent, declared in dietary supplements, is indole-3-carbinol, a hydrolysis product of glucosinolate glucobrassicin. Additionally, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, gastroprotective, and antiobesity activity are attributed to cruciferous vegetables, although their mechanisms of action are still under investigation. This chapter focuses on the clinical evidence for the health benefits of cruciferous vegetables and their phytochemicals, which contribute to biological activities, as well as their bioavailability and safety.
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