Health Benefits of Tomato
February 5th 2012 14:59
When I was a child, my mom would always make tomato salad almost everyday. I and my siblings really loved eating tomato salad and we would always choose the unripe ones. They usually are crunchy and more yummy. Many people say that tomatoes are good for the eyes and skin. How true is this?
According to dailyglow.com, tomato has cooling and astringent elements to help soothe and remove excess oil from the skin. It is also a very strong antioxidant containing tons of vitamins A and C which help fight and remove toxins in the body, as well as restoring dull and ugly skin. Eating tomatoes regularly will show a big improvement on you skin.
In an article at the foodnavigator.com entitled "Tomato benefit the eyes and lungs", it stated that a study presented at the symposium sponsored by the American Health Foundation, shows that consumption of tomato indicates different new potential benefits of tomato which includes protection of the eyes against cataracts, age related macular degeneration and other eye related diseases.
Tomatoes also contain large amounts of the strong antioxidant lycopene. It is highly effective in fighting off cancer causing free radicals in the body. The lycopene that can be found in tomatoes has been shown to be a strong fighting agent to certain cancers most especially prostate cancer, pharynx and oesophageal cancers, cancer of the rectum and stomach as well as cervical cancer.
According to dailyglow.com, tomato has cooling and astringent elements to help soothe and remove excess oil from the skin. It is also a very strong antioxidant containing tons of vitamins A and C which help fight and remove toxins in the body, as well as restoring dull and ugly skin. Eating tomatoes regularly will show a big improvement on you skin.
In an article at the foodnavigator.com entitled "Tomato benefit the eyes and lungs", it stated that a study presented at the symposium sponsored by the American Health Foundation, shows that consumption of tomato indicates different new potential benefits of tomato which includes protection of the eyes against cataracts, age related macular degeneration and other eye related diseases.
Tomatoes also contain large amounts of the strong antioxidant lycopene. It is highly effective in fighting off cancer causing free radicals in the body. The lycopene that can be found in tomatoes has been shown to be a strong fighting agent to certain cancers most especially prostate cancer, pharynx and oesophageal cancers, cancer of the rectum and stomach as well as cervical cancer.
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