The broccoli, a super-food for you to take the muscle!

If you practice the workout since a time, you have probably already heard about the broccoli as a "super-food" to take the muscle !
 Why this food is as much appreciated by practitioners of workout? What really are the benefits of broccoli and what is its role for the workout? Why you must at any price add this food in your diet?
Why broccoli is it a superaliment?

We heard more and more often this term of super-food. That hear-it by super-food ?
 This is quite simply a food that brings together a number of incredible benefits, and which becomes indispensable in the power supply!
 Here are the main benefits of this food:

• The broccoli, rich in fiber
   indispensable in our food and dietary fiber allow to improve the intestinal transit, decrease the level of cholesterol, reduce the increase in blood glucose levels thus allowing to limit the storage of fats and prevent certain cancers. 

• Broccoli is rich in vitamins and minerals and oligo-elements
  Broccoli is also rich in nutrients micor.
  It contains vitamins such as vitamin C, vitamin K and vitamin B9. To give you an idea, broccoli contains twice as much vitamin C (equal weight) than an orange! 
•  Broccoli contains minerals: calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium
  But also some oligos-elements: zinc, iron, manganese, copper, nickel, fluorine, cobalt, iodine, selenium. Elements essential to stay healthy!
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  Broccoli is rich in antioxidants
  Can be found in broccoli two antioxidants, lutein and zeaxanthin, All which Participate in the macular pigment of the eye.
  Its role is to filter blue light, a potential source of oxidative stress. They have a protective role vis-à-vis AMD and cataracts.
• Broccoli is low in calories
  Composed of 90% water, broccoli is low in calories:
  Value for 100G: 25kcal, 3g of protein, carbohydrate and 2.4 to 0.4 g lipid.
  This allows to use all year round, whether taken during mass or dry!

These 5 points could already make broccoli a super food! Yet it we reserve many other (good) surprises researchers discover as and when this food quite amazing! 
Broccoli: a natural anti-estrogen
In men as in women, some of testosterone can be converted to estrogen via the aromatase enzyme. If this transformation is too high, the consequences are catastrophic

•      Muscle wasting

•     Accumulation of fat in the abdominal region

•     Decreased libido

•     Risk of prostate disease

A rise in estrogen levels can therefore lead to an accumulation of fat in the body and hinder muscle development, it is therefore essential for all practicing bodybuilding solve this problem!

And this is where the broccoli comes! It contains indole-3-carbinol, a substance that can greatly limit the conversion of testosterone into estrogen bad.
Consumption of broccoli therefore allow you to keep an elevated testosterone levels and thus develop more muscle mass!
Broccoli: a natural anti-inflammatory 
 A group of researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles found that sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli, reduce inflammation caused by allergy.
The compound stimulates enzymes that protect the respiratory passages from external aggressions, such as cigarette smoke or pollution in general. Result: less inflammation.
Broccoli in the fight against cancer!
New studies have also demonstrated that broccoli allowed to fight against many cancer such as prostate or breast cancer!
When the plant is damaged (when eating broccoli), an enzyme converts the glucosinolates and sulforaphane in other substances. They have anti-cancer and anti-oxidant properties in multiple mechanisms.

As you have noticed, the broccoli has a lot of benefits and I strongly advice to incorporate into your new diet 'if it is not done yet!