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Could it be?   Broccoli , that source of vitamins and weight loss, on most children's nightly plates, that super cancer-fighter, could actually damage our health, instead? A new study has found that fruits and vegetables may not be quite as good for us as once thought.  And we're not even talking about the pesticides!  But it seems some can lead to hypothyroidism (your thyroid slows down, making you fatigued, and gain weight -- and, worst of all, not able to lose it), or harm your teeth.  Even the great new wonder of the world, kale, has come in for some abuse. Turns out this leafy green veggie is the one that lowers your thyroid, and so does broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables (think, c auliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and collard greens).    All the stuff we've been told to eat if we want to live to 100, or thereabouts. And as for teeth? Writer Lecia Bushak says her dentist told her she'd be better off eating "chocolate and cola" rather t...

Now we're learning that foods that did us well in our 20s -- fortifying our bones and genes -- may not do the job in our 40s. According to a story at Redbook/Healthy Living, salmon is good for 20-year-olds because it fights depression, which most often appears between the ages of 15 to 34.  Salmon contains serotonin (which people pop, in artifical form, in Prozac and Zoloft et al). But in your 30s and wanting to get pregnant, switch to a spinach omelet (and include the yolk), the article suggests.   Both contain choline, an element babies' brains need for development. In your 40s?  Lean beef and broccoli.  Find that boring?  It may help you avoid cancer and heart disease later in life if you confine your beef-eating to two or less days a week, Redbook/Healthy Living reports. For those in their 50s, the magic food allegedly is yogurt, either non-fat or low-fat (I learned recently that low-fat is better than non-, because non- contains more suga...