Sulforaphane (broccoli sprout extract) and metabolic
What 2 graded rows on sulforaphane (broccoli sprout extract) agree on for metabolic, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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Sulforaphane (broccoli sprout extract) and metabolic
2 rows · 126 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 had mixed results.
- DGrade D× 2
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- 2
- People
- 126
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 74 people (2025) and reported mixed results.
The rows run from 52 to 74 people, published from 2015 to 2025: 2 single studies.
The rows
1 improved · 1 mixed- DGrade DLiver enzymes in fatty liver · Improved
RCT · n 52 · 2015 · Japanese men with fatty liver
Not stated in the abstract · 2 months
ALT, GGT and ALP fell from baseline with the extract but not with placebo; a urinary oxidative-stress marker also fell.
Row on the Sulforaphane (broccoli sprout extract) page · PubMed 26604653 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DFasting blood glucose in prediabetes · Mixed
RCT · n 74 · 2025 · Drug-naive adults with prediabetes
Not stated in the abstract (once daily) · 12 weeks
Fasting glucose fell 0.2 mmol/L more than with placebo (p = 0.04) but missed the prespecified 0.3 mmol/L target; gut side effects, no severe adverse events.
Row on the Sulforaphane (broccoli sprout extract) page · PubMed 39929977 (opens PubMed)