[quote]agine it would repair or reverse arthritis... but it might be a way to prevent it," she said. Her team will be looking for proof that sulforaphane has travelled to where it is needed in the joint and that it is causing beneficial changes at the cellular level. Another 20 knee replacement patients who have not been on the diet will be used as a comparison group. Prof Alan Silman, of Arthritis Research UK, which is funding Dr Davidson's work, said: "Until now research has failed to show that food or diet can play any part in reducing the progression of osteoarthritis, so if these findings can be replicated in humans, it would be quite a breakthrough. "We know that exercise and keeping to a healthy weight can improve people's symptoms and reduce the chances of the disease progressing, but this adds another layer in our understanding of how diet could play its part." The results of Dr Davidson's animal trials are published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. The special broccoli, known as Beneforte, was developed from publicly funded research at the UK's Institute of Food Research and th[/quote]I know this is a shit quote from the article, if you want the whole thing read it yourself.