We have all heard how great broccoli is for you, and our mothers have been telling us to eat it for years. But exactly what is so great about this green vegetable and what is it doing for us?

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a paper that listed foods most likely to prevent colon cancer, and broccoli came up first against all other foods.

Many of us take our eye sight for granted and cannot imagine life without it. Of the five senses, sight is the one that is most commonly lost. Around 120 people each day in the UK alone lose their eye sight.