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ScienceDaily (Feb. 20, 2009) - A vegan food renowned in Asia for its ability to protect against heart attacks also shows a powerful ability in lab experiments to prevent formation of the clumps of tangled protein involved in Alzheimer's disease, scientists in Taiwan are reporting. \n\nRita P. Y. Chen and colleagues point out that people in Asia have been eating natto - a fermented food made from boiled soybeans -for more than 1,000 years. Natto contains an enzyme, nattokinase, that has effects similar to clot-busting drugs used in heart disease.Nattokinase is sold a dietary supplement to impro 

The influence of processing and preservation on the retention of health-promoting compounds in broccoli. Galgano F, Favati F, Caruso M, Pietrafesa A, Natella S. J Food Sci. 2007 Mar;72(2):S130-5. PMID: 17995854 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2006.00258.x