Cauliflower might be effective in preventing fluoride intoxication: Study

Cauliflower might prove a panacea in solving health disorders arising due to fluoride intoxication. Fluorosis is a major health issue in India and as per estimates of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis nearly 2.5 lakh suspected cases of dental and skeletal fluorosis exist in India, including 33,721 cases in Telangana itself.One of the ways fluoride affects human health is by hampering the functioning of the thyroid gland, which in turn can affect many organs in the body. The study undertaken by M Raghavendra, assistant professor at Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy found that extracts from cauliflower leaf might prove an effective solution in negating the impact on the thyroid gland.
For his study, six rats were intoxicated with fluoride resulting in an abnormal rise in the levels of hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine in the blood of these rats.
However, when cauliflower leaf extract was injected in the fluoride intoxicated rats in the dosage of 200 milligrammes per kilogramme body weight of the rats for a period of 30 days, the thyroxine and triiodothyronine levels in them came down to the level of normal healthy rats.
Thyroxine and triiodothyronine are important hormones produced by the thyroid gland and are essential for proper development of all cells in the body and also in the regulation of protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism................