Benefits of Tomatoes

Benefits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in the body known scientific publications. For example, Edward Giovannucci in the publication "tomato products, lycopene and prostate cancer: A review of the epidemiological literature at the American Society for Nutritional Sciences", 2005, argues that there is still controversy on tomatoes benefits in the prevention of various diseases of them for the prostate cancer.
The advantages of the tomato as an anti-prostate cancer caused by the presence of lycopene in tomatoes. Pizza, tomato soup, ketchup, juices, salads, spaghetti sauce, salsa, tomato paste: lycopene is also in various tomato products and its variations found. Variety of tomato products is a source of lycopene bioavailability better than fresh tomatoes.

One other fruits such as red grapes and watermelon also contain lycopene. In addition to prostate cancer, the benefits of lycopene is also expected that for patients with breast cancer, stomach cancer, cell degeneration of the eye associated with age related macular degeneration (to age), reduce bad cholesterol, protect the skin feel the fierce ultraviolet light, soften and beautify the skin, reduce skin wrinkles, etc. .. in addition to lycopene, tomatoes actually beta carotene, lutein, vitamin E, vitamin C, flavonoids and contain (only: quercetin).
However, the results of the above studies the results of the research Etminan, M., Takkouche, B. & Isorna-Caamano, F. (2004) and Schuurman, AG, Goldbohm, RA, Dorant, E. & van against Brandt, PA (1998), which concluded that there is no positive correlation between tomatoes and prostate cancer.

Benefits of tomatoes on lung cancer is still controversial. Some studies suggest useful, but other studies have concluded that there is no positive correlation between the two (tomatoes and lung cancer).
The results of epidemiological studies on the benefits of this tomato is still need to check, because to be effective, and a maximum, then there are some things to consider: Conduct a comprehensive review of the most important sources of lycopene, lycopene bioavailability count of population control with recording () Products tomatoes are high, the calculation of the temporal structure due to one plan or measures of blood over time is not enough, large enough population to assess the risks to consider whether benefits or tomato lycopene is influenced by genetic factors, genetic polymorphisms such, particularly in terms of DNA repair genes.