In vivo studies in humans support also our results, Bahadoran et al. showed a significant reduction in fasting glucose and insulin resistance after a 4-week-treatment of type 2 diabetic patients with 5 and 10 g/d broccoli sprouts powder containing mainly 4-methylsulfinylbutyl glucosinolate [50]. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.