Could eating broccoli slow the onset of arthritis?

Broccoli could hold the key to preventing painful arthritis, NHS Choices reports.    The vegetable is a good source of a compound called sulforaphane. The study is based on tests of sulforaphane on human and cow cartilage cells and artificially induced arthritis in mice.  Cartilage is the protective tissue found on the surface of joints that helps them to move smoothly. Damage and breakdown of cartilage can lead to osteoarthritis, which often causes severe symptoms of joint pain and swelling. Sulforaphane is found in broccoli, and previous studies have suggested that it might help stop the breakdown of cartilage.  In this