It is a common belief that sprouts are good for maintenance of health. These are thought to be a very good protein source. So now a days sprout are becoming the common kitchen material. No doubt these are very good source of protein. But it is the only one side of the reality.
Let us consider what happens when any seed germinates. When a seed germinates it prepares itself for coming future believing that it will get planted in soil and develops in a big plant. In this future planning seed start available food resources with in itself to disintegrate to lighter ones so that for the time being it can get nourishment until it is receiving it from the soil. Besides this seed also prepares itself to fight against the enemies. Who these enemies are?
Theses enemies are in the form of harmful bacteria, termites and other small creatures those can make sprouts their food. To protect him from them, seed generates some poisonous substances besides the nutrition. Because of this reason termites etc. never attack germinated seeds.
More than this seed also generates some phyto steroids at the time of germination. These phyto steroids are must to break the covering of the seed and soil over it for sprout to come out of it. These phyto steroids have anabolic effect. Because of these steroids we feel more energetic and healthy when we are taking sprouts in diet. Everyone knows what steroid do with the health and these phyto steroids are always alien for us, the human beings. So sprouts should not be taken in diet only because these are of plant origin. Cannabis and tobacco are also plant origin, but every health conscious person will avoid them. Same concept should be applied to the sprouts.
Nature has provided her treasures in the form those can be taken and playing with natural phenomenon is always bad.
