Saturday, January 8, 2011

Healthy Benefits of Eating Tomatoes

 

Tomatoes have 9-oxo-octadecadienoic acid, a compound with anti-dyslipidemia properties that may prevent vascular diseases. Another nutrient is lycopene, a natural antioxidants. Research shows that tomato consumption has been associated with decreased risk of breast cancer, head and neck cancers and various neurodegenerative diseases

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