In a paper published in Cell Metabolism, researchers from Washington University School of Medical. Found enzymes contained in broccoli can slow the aging of cells in mice.
This compound is called nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) which, if ingested, can improve the quality of the body's metabolism to generate positive energy that inhibits cell aging.
Some mice also become the object of research. They inject intravenous fluids to mix NMN compounds and the results can slow the aging rats.
Not only that, the compounds are injected into the mice also able to transform nutrients into energy more efficiently, improve blood sugar levels and improve the quality of the sense of sight.
Rats fed a compound NMN also able to prevent some of the genetic changes caused by aging. Although not yet known whether the age of the mice lived longer, but in relation to age-related diseases, mice with NMN detected to have a fairly low risk.
Unfortunately, the effectiveness of the compound NMN has not been studied further to determine whether can be felt when a person eats fresh broccoli. But still, researchers have modified the compound in pill form as a dietary supplement that can be consumed by humans.
"If we can get through that process by adding NMN, we can restore the effectiveness of such compounds. The results provide a foundation that is very important for our research," said Imai, researchers from Keio University in Tokyo, Japan have taken part in the study.
Quoted Health page, Thursday (11/10/2016). Similar NMN substance was also found in cucumbers, cabbage and edamame.
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