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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
found in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and kale.
That explains a lot
Brb about to empty the shelves of broccoli. Both pre chopped AND whole
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
Oui chef! I also found that its already being sold as a dietary supplement interesting.
Even a 90% chance of a reduction in cavities and plaque could not get me to eat kale.
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)
It’s amazing what mankind has achieved in vitro.
OMG I choked so hard!
Diindolylmethane might act like estrogen in the body, or might also block estrogen effects. So more research is necessary.
I will sacrifice myself and get titties as long as I have good teeth!
edit who am I kidding, I already have removedtiddies
You ran right into the slur filter of lemmy.ml :)
ahh that makes sense now.. I was wondering wtf are removedtitties. I thought they were talking about a mastectomy or something.
Ahh just discovered ml has a slur filter few mins back
I don't get what it's supposed to be. Can you spell it out for me with a between every letter or something to defeat the filter?
I'm not the guy who wrote it, but if I had to guess he probably meant bi.tchtiddies?
The slur filter on lemmy.ml is weird, that's why I changed instances.
My first instinct was mantiddies, it makes sense with the "I'd grow a pair if it means healthier teeth". But it would be an absurd word to filter.
DIM doesn’t increase estrogen, it reduces it. It forces the body to metabolize estradiol into 2-hydroxyestrone, which cannot be converted back to estradiol and has lower binding affinity, so it just gets pissed out. It’s often used for breast and thyroid cancer treatments.
So yeah, this could be really bad for women.
I did not need to see that gross picture today thanks for nightmare fuel
Mmmkay, but what about tooth decay, mmkay?
Not much to do about a decayed tooth short of stem cells so not sure why you're asking about repair for something that's entirely preventative
Is this the most intellectually dishonest thing you were able to come up with on short notice?
No. That's... Not what intellectual dishonesty is.
So you actually believe that was a reasonable question?
Why isn't it?
It's like asking someone why they care about advances in other types of remedial care like bypass surgery or whatever.
What lmao. This is so nonsensical I have no response.
In case it kidnaps the to-be Queen of Canada.
Of course.