Dietetic professionals urge Americans to increase fruit and vegetable intakes. The American
Institute of Cancer Research estimates that if the only dietary change made was to increase …

Background and Aims The cancer-protective properties of vegetable consumption are most
likely mediated through 'bioactive compounds' that induce a variety of physiologic functions …

The concept that bioactive components in functional foods are efficacious for the
improvement of health, has recently gained much importance. The cruciferous vegetables …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides details of ''Prochaska''microtiter plate bioassay for
inducers of NQO1. The microtiter plate bioassay for NQO1 was first developed in the …

Sulforaphane, an aliphatic isothiocyanate, is a known cancer chemopreventive agent.
Aiming to investigate antiangiogenic potential of sulforaphane, we here report a potent …

Chronic inflammation and selenium deficiency are considered as risk factors for colon
cancer. The protective effect of selenium might be mediated by specific selenoproteins, such …

In view of the critical role of redox system in numerous physiological and pathophysiological
processes, it is important to clearly understand the family members and regulatory …

Oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathophysiology of cardiac disorders, but the
experimental data on the protective effects of exogenous antioxidants are controversial. A …

Insulin resistance (IR) is the central link to metabolic syndrome (MS), and IR prevention has
become the key to overcoming this worldwide public health problem. A diet rich in simple …

The projected number of new diagnoses and the prevalence of cancer in the US are
expected to double by the year 2030 (Polednak, 1994, 1997). Improvements in treatment …