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Two weeks of eating a diet heavy in tomatoes increased the diversity of gut microbes and altered gut bacteria toward a more favorable profile in young pigs, researchers found. After observing these results with a short-term intervention, the research team plans to progress to similar studies in people, looking for health-related links between tomatoes in …
An antioxidant compound found abundantly in tomatoes, lycopene is shown to significantly reduce blood pressure, among people with hypertension. Elevated blood pressure (hypertension) is a leading contributor to cardiovascular disease, which is the #1 cause of death in the United States. Xinli Li, from the Medical College of Soochow University (China), and colleagues completed a …
Study results suggest that eating a combination of tomatoes and soy foods offers the most effective protection against prostate cancer. New research suggests that men could help to protect themselves from prostate cancer by eating a combination of tomatoes and soy foods. John Erdman, a professor of food science and nutrition at the University of …
Increased consumption of lycopene, an antioxidant compound found abundantly in tomatoes, associates with a reduction in the incidence of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease. Lycopene is an antioxidant compound present in red-and pink-colored fruits and vegetables, most notably tomatoes. A number of previous studies suggest that circulating lycopene is inversely associated with cardiovascular disease …