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90% Reduction: Scientists Discover Natural Molecule That Eradicates Plaques and Cavities
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this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2023
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I was curious about which compound and where it occurs, the article didn't contain the latter. This is the compound's Wikipedia article which provides that info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/3,3%27-Diindolylmethane
That explains a lot
Oui chef! I also found that its already being sold as a dietary supplement interesting.
Kale or the molecule?
The molecule.
Brb about to empty the shelves of broccoli. Both pre chopped AND whole
Choppin' broccoli
she chop, she chop, she chop, she chop, ahhooough
My childhood just came flooding back.
The molecule is formed during the digestion of broccoli, so unless you're gonna put your digested broccoli back into your mouth it probably won't have the desired effect.
Wait, we don't all partake in resnacking?
Bulimia - twice the taste, and no calories!
Moo!
You know what? I like you.
I like moo, too! We can be cuddies!
I moould like to be your grazing buddy
Let’s milk these puns for all they’re worth!
You're gonna have to beef these jokes up a notch though
Oh, so you want to raise the steaks?
I want to raise them until somebody tells me: well done
Looks like cows were onto something with the whole swallow and then rechew mechanic.
So it seems that during the digestion in stomach acid the enzyme myrosinase is released from these plants (https://www.diindolylmethane-dim.com/formation.htm) responsible for the intermediate product DIM.
This means we could have DIM present in acidic meals of these vegetables, like for example Kimchi
Even a 90% chance of a reduction in cavities and plaque could not get me to eat kale.
There are several cruciferous vegetables I'd like to have as snacks now that I'm dieting but unfortunately as I read about it, too much cruciferous vegetables can cause health issues (bad enough that too much of unhealthy stuff can cause issues, but it turns out even the healthy stuff can cause issues (specifically thyroid related) if you have too much; you just can't win!)
If I'm reading this right, it's a digested form of something else in those vegetables. So adding broccoli to toothpaste isn't going to cut it. (Although I'm sure some brand on IG is already manufacturing that)