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Because of the high content in lycopene and other healthy micronutrients, a constant consumption of tomato products has been associated with reduction of risk factors such as high blood levels of LDL colesterol , metabolic syndrome associated with cardiovascular diseases

Lycopene and Its Antioxidant Role in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases-A Critical Review. Müller L et al. CritTev Food SciNutr ( 2016) 56,1868-79

The Lycocard European Project Lycopene and Cardiovascular Diseases
Böhm, V. Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Volker.Boehm@uni-jena.de

Intake of cooked tomato sauce preserves coronary endothelial function and improves apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein J protein profile in high-density lipoprotein. Vilahur G et al Transl Res ( 2015) 166:44-56

What it contains

The whole (skin and seeds) ripe tomato represents the main dietary source of lycopene a natural dye belonging to the family of antioxidant called carotenoids. The absoption of this molecule is increased by cooking the fruit and in presence of fats and other antioxidants (polyphenols) expecially those of olives. Its biological activity is optimized in presence of other micronutrients present in the fruit and produced after cooking.

Rowles JL et al. Processed and raw tomato consumption and risk of prostate cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2018 (9 gennaio) (Epub ahead of print)

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Carotenoids and Lycopenes Chemistry; Metabolism, Absorption, Nutrition, and Allied Health Claims–A Comprehensive Review. Perveen R et al Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr (2015) 55(7):919-29

Enhancing the Health-Promoting Effects of Tomato Fruit for Biofortified Food Raiola A et al Mediators of Inflammation (2014) doi:10.1155/2014/139873. Review

Tomatoes versus lycopene in oxidative stress and carcinogenesis: conclusions from clinical trials. Basu1 A and Imrhan V European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2007) 61, 295–303

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